The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started releasing a higher First 1,000 Days (F1KD) cash grant to qualified beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under its expanded benefit package. Under Memorandum Circular No. 10, Series of 2026, the enhanced...
Enrique K. Razon Jr.-led Manila Water Co. Inc. has transitioned more of its facilities under the expanded retail aggregation program (RAP) as part of its efforts to secure more stable and sustainable energy sources for its operations. In a statement on Monday, July 13, Manila Water energy director...
President Marcos has approved the 2027 national expenditure program (NEP), Malacañang disclosed. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez bared this on Friday afternoon, July 10. "The Cabinet discussed and approved the 2027 national expenditure program as presented by the DBM...
The Southern Diliman Gardens Rental Housing Project under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program in Quezon City was provided police security during mobilization and fencing works on July 8, when officers contained a brief commotion at the site. According to the Quezon City...
A total of 110,508 students are now beneficiaries of the Muntinlupa City government’s scholarship program, Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced. He said the city’s guiding principle is that “no child should be left behind,” noting that the program continues to expand alongside the annual Free Back...
President Marcos said the government has expanded its school feeding program to cover more learners nationwide, saying no child should be left out simply because of beneficiary selection. Leading the 2026 National Kick-off of the School-Based Feeding Program and Milk Feeding Activity in Pulilan,...
Vista Land supports public education by donating construction materials, including paint buckets, to 85 schools nationwide through the Adopt-a-School Program. Established under Republic Act No. 8525, the initiative under the Department of Education (DepEd) provides private organizations the...
The Philippines should play a more active role in shaping global discussions on emerging technologies rather than simply adopting policies developed elsewhere. Thus, said FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe, who recently attended and completed the Geneva Science Diplomacy Program in...
The government is looking to include 5,059 priority programs and projects (PAPs), with an investment requirement of almost ₱4.03 trillion, in the proposed 2027 national budget to sustain public investments, especially in infrastructure as well as social development. According to the Department of...
The Philippine government has fully spent the World Bank financing supporting its flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), marking the successful completion of a nearly six-year project that modernized the country’s social protection system while providing cash assistance to millions...
Saying that education is "the best investment", House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has hailed the Bicameral Conference Committee 's approval of the proposed private basic education voucher program. Dy says the development brings the government a step closer to...
The Philippines has secured approval for a new grant from the United States (US) aid arm Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) to support energy-sector reforms, providing a fresh boost to the Marcos Jr. administration’s efforts to strengthen energy security while the country remains under a state of...
