The immediate and well-organized distribution of Covid-19 benefits for health care workers in the Philippines was sought anew. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) President Dr. Jose Rene de Grano called on the national government to speed up...
For most netizens, the P10,000 cash assistance or "ayuda" is a meme. For the Makabayan bloc, the P10,000 ayuda is necessary for the survival of poor Filipinos. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) Militant party-list solons Rep. Arlene Brosas of Gabriela, Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers, and Rep. Raoul...
Over 400 senior citizens in San Juan City received cash gifts from the city government on Tuesday, Nov. 22, as they were recognized for their invaluable contributions to the country's development. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora together with other city government officials led the event held at...
A total of 611 former rebels received P45.79-million in financial and livelihood assistance through the national government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) program since July 2022, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, Nov. 9. In...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, disclosed that several Filipino fishermen are still enduring the destruction that tropical cyclone Paeng left. Paeng, the country’s 16th tropical cyclone in 2022 and the fourth in the month of...
Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte has proposed a P2.292-billion budget for the fiscal year 2023, more than thrice the allocated budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in 2022. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte leads the 2022 National “Brigada...
The teacher, who allegedly “verbally abused” an elementary pupil in Camarines Norte, will be subjected to administrative proceedings, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Image courtesy of Jeannie Vargas / Facebook) “The Department of Education takes these incidents very seriously,”...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Sunday, Aug. 21, that 3,620 students-in-crisis from the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) area received educational assistance from the agency Saturday, Aug. 20. They were assessed by...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Many came but only a few were chosen. Several parents and students from different parts of Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental province waiting outside the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) and ask the...
More funds should be allocated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in order to help more indigent students, said Gabriela Partylist on Saturday, Aug. 20. Hundreds of people trooped to the head office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Quezon City,...
Groups of teachers on Saturday, Aug. 20, decried the deluge of students and parents at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) asking for financial assistance merely two days before the start of classes. The first day of education aid distribution was marred by chaos as thousands...
The local government of Quezon City said they are “willing and ready” to support the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the distribution of educational cash assistance after around 1,000 parents and students crowded the agency’s main office in Barangay Batasan Hills...
