Over P221 million cash assistance for more than 44,000 tourism workers in the Western Visayas have been approved by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to assist them amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo from Department of Tourism / MANILA BULLETIN) A...
The Philippines is reaping benefits from its friendly relations with China despite a lingering territorial conflict. President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo: Malacañang) Amid the renewed tension in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang has opted to present a list...
Close to a hundred clusters of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija are going digital in handling their respective trading businesses thanks to gadgets given to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). DIGITAL AGRI TRADING-- Farmer groups in Nueva Ecija are going digital in...
President Duterte is not seeking an end to the operations of community pantries despite raising concerns that these might cause the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Tuesday, May 4. People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30,...
Sexy star-turned-Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Deputy Administrator Esther Margaux "Mocha" Uson recently brought "ayuda" or financial assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Western Visayas, the agency bared. OWWA Deputy Administrator Mocha Uson (Photo from OWWA Facebook...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Labor Day, May 1, that more than 400,000 tourism workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic were approved to receive a one-time financial aid worth P5,000 under a joint program by the DOT and the Department of Labor...
Malacañang said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was probably already looking into what kind of assistance the Philippines can send to India as it struggles with the deadly spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)...
A total of 5,082 eligible indigent beneficiaries across the country received medical assistance from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (PCSO/MANILA BULLETIN) PCSO General Manager Royina Garma, in a statement issued April 25, said more than P34 million assistance was given to...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Saturday, April 24, that the cash aid distribution in Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces will be completed before the May 15 extended deadline. In an interview over dzBB, DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya...
The Philippine government has already finalized the updated Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) with Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) nearly two years since the major mining deal expired. MGB Director Wilfredo Moncano (Photo credit:...
The Pateros municipal government has started on Tuesday, April 13, the payout of the national government’s financial assistance to residents affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) but warned that it will be slow due to lack of manpower. Distribution of the financial assistance...
Australian-Canadian miner OceanaGold Corporation (OceanaGold) said the renewal of its Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) with the Philippine government for the Didipio gold and copper mine in Nueva Vizcaya has remained uncertain. And that the company now expects to spend $1.5...
