Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the distribution of the national government’s “ayuda,” or financial assistance, will be finished in nine days. The municipal government started giving the financial assistance to qualified residents last Aug. 11. Chairman Benhur Abalos (center)...
President Duterte has approved a total of P3.693 additional cash aid (ayuda) not only for the low-income individuals of Metro Manila but also for those in Bataan and Laguna areas, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday, Aug. 12. Of the figure, P2.715...
President Duterte has approved the release of an additional P3.4 billion for the cash assistance or "ayuda" for residents affected by the ongoing enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in different places in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
Farmers in the province of Tarlac have received much-needed equipment that they can use in improving their production level and, as a result, generate more income. MECHANIZED FARM AID--Forty farm tractors have been given to three farmer organizations in Tarlac--a move that would benefit more than...
The Makati City local government announced on Thursday, August 12, that it has already disbursed 52 percent of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) financial aid or "ayuda" to its beneficiaries. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said that more than 230,000 Makatizens have already received the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Thursday, Aug. 12, that the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the qualified recipients in Metro Manila went smoothly amid stricter rules on health and safety protocols. In a Viber message, Año stated that the...
More than 13,000 families in the city of Manila have already received their cash assistance from the national government. Residents in Manila received the P4,000 cash assistance from the national government at the distribution site in Jose Abad Santos High School in Binondo, Manila on August 11,...
Smooth distribution of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) cash aid was observed in Caloocan and Quezon cities—two of Metro Manila's biggest cities—on the first day of the payout Wednesday. Caloocan Mayor Oca Malapitan earned praises from Interior and Local Government Usec. Jonathan...
The Las Piñas City government will distribute cash aid amounting to P1,000 per individual to P4,000 per family to only 500 beneficiaries per day in each distribution center in the city. Lola Nelinda Agas gets her P1,000 cash aid from the national government in Las Pinas. According to Paul San...
Wednesday, Aug. 11, marked the first day of the distribution of cash assistance to low-income Filipino families in connection with the ongoing enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). So how are things going so far in terms of the payout process? These photos shared by the monitoring team over at the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 11 objected to the national government's move to take charge of the distribution of "ayuda" or cash assistance to residents of the city of Manila. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto during a hearing on January 20, 2020 (Henzberg...
Now it's clear who President Duterte was referring to when he assailed a Metro Manila mayor for "disorderly" response on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. On Wednesday, officials from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and...
