BUTUAN CITY – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) has provided rice aid to former New People’s Army (NPA) fighters in Agusan del Norte. FORMER New People’s Army (NPA) rebels receive rice aid from the OPAPRU and 23 rd Infantry Battalion in...
President Marcos has approved and ordered the release of P12.7 billion for the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) to help about 2.3 million small rice farmers amid agricultural challenges in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photo) Marcos, who made the order on...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) on Friday, September 29, started distributing cash assistance to sari-sari store owners in the region affected by the price cap on rice. According to DSWD-7, there are more than 2,000 sari-sari owners who...
BACOLOD CITY – The families of six New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a clash with the military last week in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental received financial assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Western Visayas on Monday, September 25. Each family...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – One-hundred forty-four Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit dependents received livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Laguna, the provincial government of Laguna, and the Philippine Army on Wednesday, September 27. The distribution of...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 has started distributing aid totaling P14.5 million to 967 more micro rice retailers in Western Visayas affected by the price cap. “We are glad that we are able to help more small rice retailers this time. We believe that,...
ILOILO CITY – The first batch of micro rice retailers in Western Visayas have received their P15,000 cash aid. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-6 aided the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 in releasing the money for those affected by the government rice price...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of rice retailers from one of the biggest markets in this city that has been affected by the price ceiling has urged the government not to delay the release of cash assistance. THE Department of Agriculture-Region 10, together with the Cagayan de Oro City Price...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided financial assistance totaling P945,000 to 63 micro rice retailers in 12 areas in Negros Oriental on Thursday, September 14. SIXTY-THREE micro rice retailers from Negros Oriental receive subsidy totaling P945,000 from...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) will distribute cash assistance amounting to P1.3 million to micro rice retailers who were affected by the enforcement of the rice price cap. The DSWD-7 announced on Wednesday, September 13, that there will be...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Eleven rice retailers here each received P15,000 aid from the government on Thursday, September 14. It compensates their losses in the implementation of Executive Order 39 that placed a price cap on regular and well-milled rice. The financial assistance under the Department of...
Personnel from the Philippine Navy and Philippine Marine Corps load family food packs onboard landing craft (LC) 298 before these are transported to fire victims in Bonga, Tawi-Tawi. (Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Office of Civil Defense (OCG) bared Sunday, Sept. 10, that it...
