Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, February 29 called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to fix the anomalies in the Educational Service Contracting (ESC) program noting that the majority of the beneficiaries come from non-poor households. Gatchalian described the granting of slot...
Hanelie Millamina-Lopez was a former Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiary. She will represent the Philippines at the prestigious Luxembourg Global Learning Event of the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in March. (Photo from the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Feb. 28 said 1,182 household-beneficiaries in Aklan province have graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), after attaining the “self-sufficiency” status. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Strategic...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco arrived here on Tuesday, February 27, to launch the agency’s Philippine Experience Program (PEP): Culture, Heritage and Art Caravan in Western Mindanao. MAYOR John Dalipe hosts a fiesta lunch at Santa Cruz Island for...
Photo shows BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901, right) and BRP Lolinato To-Ong (PG-902, left) as they are christened at the headquarters of the Philippine Navy in Manila on Nov. 28, 2022. In March 2024, the Philippine Navy will commission two additional missile boats. (Photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA...
The Department of Health (DOH) has secured a substantial funding boost of P145.5 million (CAD$3.4 million) from the Government of Canada, marking a strategic alliance with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to bolster healthcare accessibility and vaccination efforts in the country....
Over 4.4 million Filipino households will benefit from P106.3 billion allotted for the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) this year. Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the 2024 budget for 4Ps is larger than the P102.610 of the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) has helped approximately 3.3 million people by offering employment assistance and capital seed funds for microenterprises since its launch in 2011. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs under...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Cadiz in Negros Occidental is planning to build a city college soon following the increase in the number of students who applied through the Cadiz City Education Assistance Program (CCEAP). MORE than 5,000 students applied for the Cadiz City Education...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is considering incorporating an additional health grant into the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for the first 1,000 days of a child—from conception to two years old—to combat stunting and malnutrition. DSWD Secretary Rex...
Sen. Imee Marcos disclosed on Tuesday, February 20, that this year's national budget was defunded billions worth in pensions to give way to the controversial Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP). Marcos said that these include those for retired military and uniformed personnel, as well as...
Malacañang has encouraged businesses to be more involved in helping the government to alleviate hunger among children in the country. In order to get the private sector's participation, the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation tied up with SM Foundation for an anti-hunger...
