A House leader has underscored the importance of empowering informal settlers by making them active partners of the government in the planning and management of their own resettlement. Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Romualdez (HRep website) House Committee on Accounts Chairperson and Tingog...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, November 8 commended delivery service company Lalamove for responding to the family of one of their riders who died while he was on duty last November 1. But Hontiveros said she laments the company’s statement that rider Noel Escote was “not fulfilling orders...
Around 5,000 informal settler families (ISFs) in Valenzuela City now have homes in the fully furnished Disiplina Village in Barangay Bignay, the local government announced Thursday, July 28. Photo courtesy of Valenzuela City PIO Valenzuela City Mayor Wes Gatchalian, Congressman Rex Gatchalian, Vice...
In accordance with the local government's "ambitious target" of having zero informal settlers families (ISF) in Pasig City within the decade, Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the city council and other government employees to set realistic expectations in promising and delivering services to citizens....
Around 100 Informal Settler families (ISFs) have received their land titles through the direct sale and direct purchase program facilitated by their barangay. “Sinisikap ng pamahalaang lungsod na mapabilis ang proseso ng pagbibigay natin ng permanenteng tahanan at maging in-city ang ating housing...
One of the best ways to solve the problem of informal settlers is to weed out of corruption, says independent presidential candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. How? The misused taxpayers’ money can be redirected to finance state-funded housing projects, according to the veteran solon. Lacson...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senato Panfilo ‘’Ping’’ Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente ‘’Tito’’ Sotto III offered plans to resolve the problem of some households in Metro Manila that are complaining about their high utilities expense because of improper...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided workers in the informal economy, including kasambahays, with greater protection as gift this holiday season. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
Around 100 informal workers in Caloocan City received bikes, cellphones, and P5,000 load allowance during the Bikecination Project awarding ceremony on Monday, Oct. 18. The awarding ceremony was led by Mayor Oca Malapitan and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello. The...
Bicycle units, livelihood, and cash-for-work aid were recently given to about 5,000 informal sector workers in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Wednesday, Sept. 22. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Friday called on the Senate to expedite the passage of the bill that seeks to grant rent subsidy to informal settler families (ISFs). De Lima made the call as she expressed elation that this particular measure has been approved by the Senate Committee on Urban...
The Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing, and Resettlement has approved proposals for the grant of monthly rental subsidies to informal settler families (ISFs) and other eligible beneficiaries displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as evictions and demolitions. In this file photo taken...
