PASAHERO Party-list is urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to “promptly and favorably” act on the request of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to exempt the distribution public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers' fuel subsidy from the election public spending...
Political aspirants handing out cash assistance to their constituents supposedly for vote buying purposes in the guise of ayuda (financial aid) during the campaign period will be subjected to legal actions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned on...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano led the filing Thursday, March 31 of a bill that would institutionalize his earlier proposal of requiring different government agencies to set aside five percent in budgetary savings for the proverbial "rainy days". (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
There's no need for the government to release a "one-time, big-time" cash assistance or "ayuda" of P10,000 to each Filipono family should it raise enough funds for it. (Photo from Alan Peter Cayetano’s Facebook) Thus, said former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who noted Thursday, March 24...
President Duterte said he already ordered the Department of Finance (DOF) to increase the amount of monthly subsidy for poor families from P200 to P500 per household in lieu of suspending excise tax amid rising oil prices. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) During his speech in...
Quezon City legal officer Atty. Nino Casimiro insisted on Saturday, March 19, that the Covid-19 pandemic “ayuda” packs bought by the local government were not overpriced. Casimiro issued his statement after learning that Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor showed a document...
Saying that the government should do "much better", former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has pitched a way for the state to muster enough funds so it can give each Filipino family P10,000 in direct cash aid or "ayuda". (Unsplash) Not only that, but Cayetano said there will also be P50 billion...
The proposed P200 monthly aid for poor Filipino families will not be enough amid the surging oil prices, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said as he called for the suspension of excise tax on fuel products. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay lauded the national government's efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict to Filipinos as the cost of fuel continues to rise. Binay welcomed the extension of fuel subsidy and cash aid for sectors affected by...
Manila Mayor and presidential aspirant Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said on Thursday, March 10, that the national government should look for all possible sources of funds to provide financial assistance or “ayuda” to people adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing...
As 90 percent of employment comes from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said he will push for a P100-billion stimulus fund for the country's millions of small entrepreneurs. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of...
Malabon City Councilor Enzo Oreta has slammed the alleged “fake news” on the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) “ayuda” (financial assistance) distribution last year. Oreta has reminded the Malabonians to be mindful against fake news spreading on social media. “Mag-ingat tayo sa mga fake...
