The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has improved education, health, and employment outcomes among poor Filipino families, but the government needs to strengthen the country’s flagship conditional cash transfer (CCT) program by linking beneficiaries to jobs, skills training, as well as...
The Philippines and Japan have signed diplomatic notes for a 30-billion Japanese yen (approximately P11.54 billion or $187.92 million) loan to advance the country 's Universal Health Care (UHC) program through key healthcare reforms. The diplomatic notes were signed on Tuesday, August 4, by...
Amid its ongoing exploration program, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corp. widened its net loss in the first half of the year, weighed down by lower crude prices, reduced production volumes, and elevated financing costs. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 4, PXP...
“Wetlands are weird,” said Dr. Jerome L. Montemayor, executive director of the Laguna-based ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. “To those who are unfamiliar, it either looks like a muddy lake or a waterlogged forest. But after years in this field, you will definitely learn to appreciate these...
PXP Energy Corp., the upstream oil and gas explorer led by billionaire Manuel V. Pangilinan, is seeking foreign partners to help fund and execute energy exploration projects in the Philippines, including a search for naturally occurring hydrogen. In an ambush interview last week, Pangilinan said...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is expanding its processing centers to accommodate more families and individuals in street situations as it steps up efforts to provide them with shelter, support, and reintegration assistance. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson...
Government technology (GovTech) reforms in the Philippines’ Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have generated tens of millions of dollars in annual savings by plugging leakages, while improving the targeting of beneficiaries as well as curbing corruption and fraud, according to the World...
A day after his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Marcos visited areas in Davao Region to distribute aid and inspect housing projects and an earthquake-hit hospital. One of Marcos ' agenda in the region was to visit the People’s Ville, a condominium-type housing, located in...
The Quezon City government has opened applications for the first batch of fellows under the Betty Go-Belmonte Research Grants Program to support evidence-based research that will help shape public policy and advance the city 's sustainable development. Mayor Joy Belmonte said the program...
The country’s motorcycle sales grew by 3.6 percent to nearly 940,000 in the first half of the year as demand remained strong despite higher fuel prices, the Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association Inc. (MDPPA) said. Data from the MDPPA showed that industry sales reached 939,528...
Over five million poor and low-income households have received financial support under the government 's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) over the past four years, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday, July 26. From July 2022 to May 2026, the 4Ps...
For many young Filipinas, turning 18 is a once-in-a-lifetime milestone often marked by lavish parties, elegant gowns, and grand celebrations. But for rising star Krystal Mejes, the occasion became an opportunity to give back. Instead of throwing an extravagant debut, the "Pinoy Big Brother...
