Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino plans to propose a P2,000 monthly social pension for all senior citizens to help with their medication and food expenses if he wins a Senate seat in the upcoming midterm polls this May. Former senator Bam Aquino interacts with senior citizens during the...
The World Bank would greenlight a $700-million (over ₱40-billion) loan for the Philippines in July, aimed at making local communities more resilient to natural disasters. According to a World Bank appraisal project information document dated April 8, the objective of the upcoming Philippines...
Senator Grace Poe has underscored the vital role of print media as a source of credible information in the era of fake news. Poe issued this reminder at the induction of officers and general membership meeting of the United Print and Multimedia Group at the Manila Hotel on Wednesday, March...
DSWD In a key milestone for disaster response, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, alongside ASEAN representatives, launched the Regional Guidance on the Role of Social Workers and the Wider Social Service Workforce in Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Mayor Francis Zamora, together with city government officials, break ground for the soon-to-be-built Makabagong San Juan Sports Center. Officials of the San Juan City local government on Friday, March 21, broke ground for two of its latest infrastructure projects - a sports facility and...
Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph Montes De Claro (4th from left) and Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Chairperson Dante “Klink” Ang II (3rd from left) ink an agreement for the implementation of the KaSSSangga Collect Program during a signing...
A total of 12 Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) projects, including the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), have been granted exemption by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from the ban on the release of public funds ahead of the May 2025 midterm elections. Commission on...
President Marcos has declared the month of September every year as Social Protection Month. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MB File Photo/Official Gazette) Marcos made the declaration through Proclamation No. 820 signed on March 6. Under the proclamation, the Social Development...
Newly installed Communications Secretary Jay Ruiz is pushing for the regulation of content published on social media, saying the platform's unregulated nature has allowed misinformation to flourish and threaten national security. Communications Secretary Jay Ruiz (Malacañang photo) In an interview...
Four Philippine projects funded by World Bank loans totaling over $1.37 billion (nearly ₱80 billion) are progressing satisfactorily, according to the Washington-based multilateral lender. In separate implementation status and results reports this month and last month, the World Bank said the...
The House of Representatives’ Tri-Committee (Tri-Comm) should also invite pro-administration social media influencers and vloggers in their investigation on the prevalence of fake news, reelectionist Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said. As it is, Dela Rosa noted that the Tri-Comm’s...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction allied with former president Rodrigo Duterte has slammed the insistence of the House of Representatives’ Tri-Committee (Tri-Comm) to summon vloggers and other social media influencers perceived to be pro-Duterte to their...
