TACLOBAN CITY – To ensure the recovery and rehabilitation of flood-hit families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-8 (Eastern Visayas) continues to distribute emergency cash transfers in Northern Samar. DSWD-8 distributes cash aid to people affected by flood in Northern...
An amendment seeking to address the private sector’s concerns and create a more enabling policy environment for infrastructure projects is in the works, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. During the 12th Arangkada Philippines Forum yesterday, NEDA Secretary Arsenio M....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin providing P1.1 billion emergency cash transfer (ECT) assistance to families affected by super typhoon Egay (Doksuri) on Thursday, Oct. 12. From October to November, 178,396 qualified beneficiaries in the Cordillera Administrative...
Instead of lowering the rice import tariffs, the government should consider utilizing the revenues to benefit low-income and lower-middle class families. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB Photo) Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, September 25 made the suggestion as she expressed doubts on...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the grant of real estate tax benefits to Independent Power Producers (IPP) operating under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) scheme contracts with government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCCs). *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Iloilo hosted the Visayas cluster workshop of the rice technology transfer program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). RICE industry leaders and officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) from the Visayas are in Iloilo for the three-day cluster...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, May 19 that it will immediately facilitate the distribution of P500 assistance to 7.5 million Filipinos, following the release of additional funds for its Targeted Cash Transfer (TCT) program. On Tuesday, May 16, the Department...
An attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has vowed to investigate the unauthorized fund transfers involving hundreds of GCash accounts earlier this week. (Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center) DICT’s Cybercrime Investigation and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. imposed a moratorium on the transfer of remaining regional offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City on Wednesday, April 19. MAYOR John Dalipe announces the moratorium on the transfer of regional offices during a press conference in...
CEBU CITY – Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado is not in favor of reassigning 375 policemen in the province to Negros Oriental to replace those relieved over the killing of Gov. Roel Degamo. Aumentado held an emergency meeting with mayors in the province after he was informed of the move to swap police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four high-risk prisoners were transferred to Metro Manila after authorities uncovered a plot by the Abu Sayyaf Group to rescued their comrades incarcerated at the San Ramon Penal Colony here. Bureau of Corrections officials immediately secured all the prisoners after...
The drive of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against the transfer pricing policy of some multinational companies has gained support and assistance from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. said this was expressed during his recent...
