Las Piñas City has given ₱3,000 in quarterly aid to 500 solo parents, part of its program to ease the financial strain of raising families alone. Mayor April Aguilar led the distribution at the Aguilar Sports Complex, with each beneficiary receiving the subsidy equivalent to ₱1,000 per month,...
Nearly 80 personnel and volunteers were deployed across key areas in Quezon City on Monday, July 27, to provide first aid, ambulance, and welfare services during President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said. The humanitarian organization said...
Every morning in Gaza begins with a calculation. How much drinking water is left? Is there enough food for the day? Will there still be hot meals when the family reaches the front of the queue? Can anyone find medicine before supplies run out? Nearly three years into the war, Palestinian Minister...
Malacañang said Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano should take responsibility for the failure of his proposed P10,000 cash assistance instead of blaming President Marcos, insisting the proposal never reached the President because it had stalled in Congress before he took office. Presidential Communications...
Malacañang has dismissed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano 's claim that President Marcos rejected a proposed P10,000 pandemic cash assistance program after winning the 2022 elections, accusing the senator of spreading baseless allegations and saying it would present evidence to refute his claims. In...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it will begin distributing cash assistance under the government 's Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program next week, with about 7.5 million poor, near-poor, and low-income households set to...
The Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) has raised concerns over the sharp decline in the share of untied official development assistance (ODA) flowing into the Philippines, warning that the trend could reduce the flexibility and effectiveness of foreign-funded development...
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) on Thursday turned over three automated tourism first-aid stations worth P4.7 million for parks in Baguio City. During the turnover ceremony at Burnham Park, TIEZA General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Mark Lapid said Baguio is...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has concluded its nationwide distribution of ₱5,000 cash assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and delivery riders affected by rising fuel prices. In a statement on Wednesday, July 1, DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson...
Ahead of the expected entry of a tropical storm into the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday, June 20, that it has prepositioned 4.7 million family food packs and prepared over P4.4 billion worth of relief resources...
A police officer from the Southern Police District (SPD) earned commendation after going beyond his duty to assist a stranded motorist in Pasay City. Patrolman Jefferson N. Alinsunurin of the District Mobile Force Battalion (DMFB) was on Civil Disturbance Management (CDM) duty along J.W. Diokno...
The relief distribution to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern Mindanao has been slower than expected but is now gaining pace as local governments recover and access routes are cleared, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, June 12. ...
