BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided financial assistance totaling P945,000 to 63 micro rice retailers in 12 areas in Negros Oriental on Thursday, September 14. SIXTY-THREE micro rice retailers from Negros Oriental receive subsidy totaling P945,000 from...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) will distribute cash assistance amounting to P1.3 million to micro rice retailers who were affected by the enforcement of the rice price cap. The DSWD-7 announced on Wednesday, September 13, that there will be...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Eleven rice retailers here each received P15,000 aid from the government on Thursday, September 14. It compensates their losses in the implementation of Executive Order 39 that placed a price cap on regular and well-milled rice. The financial assistance under the Department of...
Personnel from the Philippine Navy and Philippine Marine Corps load family food packs onboard landing craft (LC) 298 before these are transported to fire victims in Bonga, Tawi-Tawi. (Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Office of Civil Defense (OCG) bared Sunday, Sept. 10, that it...
A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Photo by Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will distribute P15,000 cash assistance to small and micro rice retailers in four Metro Manila cities starting on Saturday, Sept. 9. “Ang DSWD ay handang-handa...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will provide rice assistance amounting to P40 million to all residents here affected by typhoon “Goring” and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” last week. MAYOR Albee Benitez announces rice assistance for residents affected by 'Goring' and the...
Japan declared its commitment to support the Philippines in attaining an upper middle-income status in the next few years. A joint committee meeting was held in Tokyo on Tuesday, Aug. 29 between the Philippine delegation and the Japanese government to determine the necessary development assistance...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol distributed cash assistance amounting to more than P3 million to various barangays. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado speaks before officials of Barangay Napo, Loon where he also turned over P1 million in cash assistance. Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado said the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Samar has distributed P3,000 educational assistance to 10,088 scholars. The payout, which started in July until this week, was held in time for the second semester of academic year 2022 to 2023. At least 10 scholars from each of the 951 barangays of...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Army 61st Infantry Battalion (IB) extended cash assistance to the family of a New People’s Army (NPA) killed in an encounter in Iloilo earlier this month. Lt. Col. Arturo Balgos Jr., 61 st IB acting commander, met the family of the slain rebel Rebecca Aliparo in her...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Sen. Imee Marcos personally distributed educational assistance to 1,000 students in Mountain Province at the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School here on August 20. The assistance is under the Makabasa Latta! educational support program for victims...
One-thousand Bojie-Rodito Opportunities for Education (BRO-Ed) scholars from Jones and San Agustin, Isabela received educational allowance and rice amounting to P3 million on August 17. Isabela Gov. Rodito T. Albano III said that the provincial government aims to help the children of...
