The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has already distributed a total of P322.4 million in payouts to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers under the government’s service contracting program. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives in his jeepney with his family after...
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has appealed anew for cash assistance and production subsidy for farmers and fishers affected by recent typhoons and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Various groups hold a protest outside Congress on Monday, May 17, to press for the legislation granting...
A barangay personnel in Caloocan City was caught using a falsified ID (identification card) in a remittance center to claim the cash assistance of another resident. Barangay 185 head Ronnie Masaoay, whose personnel was allegedly involved in the incident, confirmed this after it was posted on...
The city government of Caloocan has completed the distribution of the cash aid from the national government to residents affected by the reimposition of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) last March. A total of 410, 053 families received the cash assistance from the P1,336,190 allotted budget...
The government is planning to tap savings of agencies to augment programs related to addressing the coronavirus outbreak, including relief aid to the affected poor families. A resident of Makati City receives a first shot of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health worker at the Makati Medical...
As the deadline set by the national government for the distribution of financial aid looms, the Parañaque City government said it will complete it before the end of this week. In a text message sent by City Administrator Ding Soriano, he said 80 percent of the city's beneficiaries have received...
The banking sector’s assets continue to increase at P19.439 trillion as of end-first quarter, up by 5.62 percent from same period last year of P18.404 trillion, based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. Banks’ gross total loan portfolio fell by 1.9 percent year-on-year to P10.658...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is eyeing the approval of around 100,000 more applications for cash aid under its COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for the tourism sector. (Ellson Quismorio/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service (IPS) Dir....
Over P221 million cash assistance for more than 44,000 tourism workers in the Western Visayas have been approved by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to assist them amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo from Department of Tourism / MANILA BULLETIN) A...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said there is a necessity for Filipinos to own their own bank account or become a virtual wallet holder so more people can engage in cashless transactions. Since digital payments have been the norm since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic started last year, Gatchalian...
President Duterte wants Filipinos to think twice before lining up to community pantries, comparing it to a “wholesale” where one can get food items along with the coronavirus that has infected more than a million people since last year. Although he did not directly refer to the community...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Labor Day, May 1, that more than 400,000 tourism workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic were approved to receive a one-time financial aid worth P5,000 under a joint program by the DOT and the Department of Labor...
