(MANILA BULLETIN) The national government is planning to pour an initial P3 billion worth of funds for the grant of the P10,000 cash gift to elderly Filipinos reaching the milestone ages of 80, 85, 90, and 95 years old. Thus, said...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government to implement a more efficient approach in distributing financial assistance noting how administrative costs are eating up on the funds instead of benefitting Filipinos in need. Cayetano said with the government agencies’...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, August 13 renewed his push for equalization in the grant of cash incentives for athletes with and without disabilities. Estrada noted that in the 2024 Paris Olympics, all the participating athletes of the Philippine...
To assist families and individuals affected by super typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) facilitated temporary employment through the cash-for-work (CFW) program. The initiative enabled 200 beneficiaries to engage in the...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of the President on Thursday released cash aid to more than 62,500 farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon in Panay and Guimaras Islands. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of cash aid to farmers and fisherfolk affected by...
The government released over P88 billion in May with the bulk of it going to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fund its foreign-assisted projects. Data from the Department of Budget and Management showed that the DPWH was allotted P46.9 billion for its capital outlays to cover...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bago City government has launched a community-based waste-to-cash program to boost its environmental protection and preservation efforts. City officials headed by Vice Mayor Ramon Torres and representatives of partner-organizations led the launching of the project in Barangays...
Government disbursing officers should not be allowed to retire or resign their posts without clearance for their money, property, and other accountabilities, the Commision on Audit (COA) said. This was pointed out by COA in its 2023 annual audit report on Looc town in Occidental Mindoro....
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao urged local government units to pass ordinances to address pawning of cash cards issued to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or Conditional Cash Transfer program. Margie C. Cabido, division chief of the...
Beneficiaries are not obligated to surrender a portion of the cash aid given to them by the government to any barangay or government official for redistribution. This was a reminder issued by Department of Welfare and Social Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian to beneficiaries of government...
Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the case of a beneficiary, who was supposed to get P10,000 cash aid from the government but was only given P1,500 by their barangay officials, was an isolated incident. File photo (RTVM Screenshot) However, despite it being isolated, Gatchalian said they...
Reinforced by the company’s strategies anchored on cost management strategies and injecting efficiency across its supply chain, the first quarter financial performance of Shell Pilipinas Corporation this year leaped to P1.4 billion from P800 million within the comparative three-month stretch in...
