BACOLOD CITY -- The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over P1,054,000 worth of financial assistance to 14 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who surrendered to the military. THIRTEEN of the 14 former NPA rebels receive cash assistance amounting to P1,054,000 from the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 29, tasking all government offices and local government units (LGUs) to adopt and implement an integrated financial management information system (IFMIS) in their transactions with the general public. *President...
BUTUAN CITY – Twenty-five former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels received cash assistance under the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) totaling P1.6 million after completing a 10-day deradicalization program in Misamis Oriental on Wednesday, May 24....
Should Congress pass the proposed law that seeks to regulate and legalize “motorcycles-for-hire,” more commuters will benefit and have transportation options. Grab Senior Executive Vice President Lim Yew Heng guaranteed this during the joint hearing of the Senate Committees on Public Services...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) warned the public against social media sites and individuals that give out “false information” about financial assistance and scholarships its offers. (CHED / MB Visual...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over cash assistance totaling P285,000 to 57 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Tuesday, May 16. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the turnover of the P285,000 cash assistance to 57 former NPA...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Monday, May 8, filed a bill seeking to provide free financial literacy training programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as a pre-departure and post-arrival seminar to prevent them from being victimized by various investment and online scams. Tulfo, chairman of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged Congress to pursue the passage of a measure that would help more Filipinos become knowledgeable and skilled in handling their personal finances for their future. Gatchalian, who filed Senate Resolution No. 569, said he finds the results of the 2021...
Major Philippine banks came together to express their willingness to lend to micro-farmers who are under Go Negosyo’s Kapatid Angat Lahat (Kalap) Agri Program, its founder Joey Concepcion said on Tuesday, April 4. During the Laging Handa press briefing, the Private Sector Advisory Council member...
The Pateros municipal government was recognized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for passing the 2022 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) assessment. Mayor Miguel Ponce III received the mark of recognition from the DILG National Capital Region headed by Maria Lourdes...
Malacañang said that the Marcos administration would establish a Presidential Help Desk to address the financial and medical requests for assistance being submitted by the public to the Office of the President (OP). Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this after Executive Secretary Lucas...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed social pension to 61,431 senior citizens in the Caraga region. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (third from right) turns over financial assistance under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) to...
