ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left), DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has credited his predecessor, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, for ordering the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will complete its reassessment of the beneficiaries under the Listahan 3 of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by September with hopes of starting the disbursement of the cash aid thereafter, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on...
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian disclosed on Tuesday, Aug. 15, that some 1.4 million Filipino families who consider themselves poor after the pandemic are currently awaiting the results of the agency’s reassessment if they can be included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to utilize their funds promptly and efficiently to reach the intended beneficiaries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Marianne Bermudez) In a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15, Marcos...
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman Alejandro Tengco (Screenshot from YouTube) Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman Alejandro Tengco admitted before congressmen that they have no way to collect P2.2 billion...
The Marcos Administration will roll out next month the Lifeline Rate program, which aims to benefit qualified low-income households to help them pay their electricity bills, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. Meralco The Lifeline Rate is a subsidized rate given to...
House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-List Rep. Marcelino Libanan highlighted on Thursday, Aug. 3 the additional P1 billion in compensation funds meant for the victims of the 2017 Marawi siege. “There is another P1 billion...
(Unsplash) The proposed cash assistance increase under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) should be based on yearly reviews in relation to the country’s inflation rate. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who has proposed changes in the substitute bill amending the 4Ps law...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN)) House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan says President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.’s plan to grant amnesty to individuals who may have violated existing laws in pursuit of their political beliefs will help heal the...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan said Sunday, July 23 that the projected severe El Niño episode might derail the Philippines' current economic upswing. As such, Libanan asked the government ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos...
From left to right: 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos, and former Mandaluyong City mayor Menchie Abalos. (Facebook) An extraordinary idol and an exceptional...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian ordered the re-assessment of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who were tagged as "non-poor" under Listahanan 3—a standardized poor household targeting system. The DSWD said on Tuesday, July...