Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas (Facebook) Exchanging one's trash for cold cash could become a reality if and when this bill from Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas gets approved by Congress. Vargas filed House Bill (HB) No.4556 or the Basura to Ayuda Act, which seeks to incentivize...
CEBU CITY -- Board passers in Lapu-Lapu City received cash incentives from the city government. Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard Chan on Thursday, April 20, led the distribution of cash rewards to 150 board passers from Lapu-Lapu. Each board passer got P5,000 while a topnotcher received a whopping P100,000....
The office of House Deputy Minority Leader Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman was quick to give financial assistance to 68 survivors of MV Mary Joy 3, which had caught fire off the waters of Basilan. "Nakapagpaabot na tayo mula sa ating tanggapan ng tulong pinansyal na P3,000 sa 68 na survivor...
A total of 3,019 Typhoon Paeng-hit families from Maguindanao, Aklan, Capiz, and Antique received cash assistance from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to help with their recovery. "Ipangbibili ko po ng abono at corn seeds 'yung pera na matatangap ko mula sa Red Cross kasi po ngayong buwan [March] na...
A total of 3,680 families in Butuan City who were heavily affected by flooding last January received cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday, March 18. The financial assistance payout was spearheaded by DSWD Field Office CARAGA under its Assistance to...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The ad hoc committee of the city council chaired by Councilor James Judith II has finished the committee report on the reinvestigation of the special Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) “ayuda” (assistance) in this city after almost six months of investigation. JUDITH...
BACOLOD CITY -- Twenty-five former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) received P250,000 cash assistance from the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Feb. 14. According to the Army, the former rebels received P10,000...
The Quezon City local government distributed cash assistance and tablets to public school students in the city on Thursday, Feb. 2. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and QC Social Services Development Department (SSDD) officer-in-charge Rowena Macatao led the distribution of P3,000 cash aid to each...
Continue giving cash grants to poor households and individuals who are heavily affected by the rising prices of goods, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. told the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Citizens gather in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
House Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar wants to institutionalize a one-time cash subsidy or "ayuda" worth P5,000 for fresh graduates. Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) Villar, who filed House Bill (HB) No.6542, said...
Department of Social Welfare and Development As part of its efforts to bring government programs closer to marginalized Filipinos, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducted simultaneous payout activities for its cash-for-work program for persons with disability (PWDs) in...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian and Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian distributed on Wednesday, Jan. 18, cash aid to fire victims in Barangay Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City on Saturday, Jan. 14. “Alam kong mabigat po ang pakiramdam na mawalan ng mga kagamitan, pero ang importante...