BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received P270,000 financial and educational assistance on Valentine’s Day. MAYOR Raymund Tongson Jr. (center) leads the distribution of financial and educational aid to 38 former...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. (Facebook) A vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations has credited Speaker Martin Romualdez for the significant increase in the earmarked Cancer...
DAVAO CITY – Almost 5,000 families here affected by flooding caused by the trough of a low-pressure area received relief assistance from Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte on Thursday, February 8. DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte's office distributes aid to flood victims in Davao City....
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- Stall owners affected by the fire that razed the public wet market in this city on January 11 have received P10-million cash aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). P7.5 million came from the DSWD Field Unit 1 while P2.5...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 has turned over cash assistance to the families of the three police officers slain in an encounter with a criminal gang in Santa Margarita, Samar on Tuesday, January 30. POLICE Regional Office-8 chief Police Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Pawid turns over...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 is implementing a P10.4-million livelihood project for drivers and operators displaced by the phase out of traditional jeepneys in Western Visayas. THE United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNTC) receives a check for P1 million to...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol distributed livelihood assistance to seven people's organizations (POs) recently. Through the Provincial Cooperative Development Office (PCDO), the capitol awarded over P1.1-million worth of livelihood assistance to POs in the towns of Candijay,...
The government allocated over P10 billion to fuel and fertilizer assistance for farmers this year to expedite rice supply, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. A total of P9.561 billion was appropriated for the distribution of fertilizer discount vouchers under the Department of...
BUTUAN CITY – Relief operations for flood victims in Agusan del Sur are ongoing, police said on Friday, January 19. POLICE transport relief goods to flood victims in Agusan del Sur through a boat. (Photo via Mike U. Crismundo) Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office chief...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has committed to provide at least P30,000 worth of in-kind assistance for jeepney drivers affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the livelihood initiative refers to the...
DAVAO CITY – The provincial government of Davao Oriental has extended relief assistance to almost 6,000 families in four towns in the province affected by flooding on Tuesday, January 16. GOV. Niño Uy (right) meets families displaced by inclement weather in Cateel, Davao Oriental. (PIO Davao...
DAVAO CITY – Fifty-nine students from private universities and colleges in the Davao region received cash grants for their tuition from Rep. Paolo Duterte here and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, January 10. CHED-Davao chief administrative officer Maria Bonjeavem Alger...
