The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is eyeing to complete the manual distribution of emergency cash subsidies under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) by end of July. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducts in June 2021 manual...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Sunday, July 4, dared Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to pursue a Senate inquiry into his expose on alleged massive corruption in the government. But contrary to the view of DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Y....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, July 4 called on the government to address existing loopholes in delivering comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) to properly implement policies geared towards teenage pregnancy prevention. Gatchalian said the passage into law of the Responsible Parenthood...
What missing Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds? Manual SAP payout in Calabarzon (Photo from DSWD Facebook Page) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Sunday, July 4, rejected Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s claim that the P10.4 billion worth of SAP funds went missing....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that more than 111,000 unserved beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Region have already received their cash aid. Department of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Saturday, July 3, that more than 860 families or almost 3,300 individuals have been displaced by Taal Volcano’s magmatic unrest. Residents in Laurel, Batangas take temporary shelter at Barangay Ticub Elementary School on July 1,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed readiness Saturday, July 3, to face any investigation regarding the supposed P10.4 billion worth of missing Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds, and its alleged failure to serve 1.3 beneficiaries due to use of Starpay e-wallet....
The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) has completed an energy audit of five city halls in Luzon in a bid to promote energy conservation and energy efficiency practices in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a guide that aims to help developing countries tap into global debt markets to support a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery from the pandemic and meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs). On Friday, July 2, the Manila-based multilateral...
The Department of Science and Technology is expected to conduct a life cycle assessment of single-use plastics and their alternatives in the country. Assorted wastes were recovered during a river clean-up and brand audit at the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed in Baguio District, Davao City last September...
The local stock market rebounded on the back of the release of stronger jobs and production data. The PSEi gained 62.10 points or 0.90 percent to close at 6,964.01 as the Mining and Oil counter led the rise across the board. 16459 Volume surged to 2.93 billion shares worth P13.52 billion as...
As President Rodrigo Duterte's six-year term is coming to a close, the Council for People's Development (CPDG) is demanding accountability and justice in his final year. President Rodrigo Duterte (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The group blasted Duterte for his "poor COVID-19 response" which drove the...
