(Unsplash) If it would have its way, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) would increase the cash aid or "ayuda" that it gives to beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. But it simply does not have the funds to...
More than 1,000 sacks of seized smuggled rice were distributed to beneficiaries in General Trias, Cavite—the second community to receive rice seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). President Marcos leads the distribution of seized smuggled rice in General Trias, Cavite on Sept. 22,2023. (Noel B....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to continue the government’s Balik Probinsya (BP) program given the difficult situation many provincial migrants face in Metro Manila specially during the pandemic. Go made the call during...
Addressing a depressed community in Zamboanga Sibugay, President Marcos has lambasted rice smugglers for earning huge sums while ordinary Filipinos are suffering. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos made the statement as he was leading the distribution of confiscated...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace-ordered price cap on rice shouldn't be a temporary thing, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan said on Monday, Sept. 18. “The government should keep the caps on rice costs as...
DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro, House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook. PPAB) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. shared a little known fact about House Minority Leader Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan during the...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) If he would have his way, House Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan would include the first ever Luzon-Visayas crossing bridge under the government's Mega...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (left), DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (Facebook) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian has credited his predecessor, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, for ordering the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will complete its reassessment of the beneficiaries under the Listahan 3 of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) by September with hopes of starting the disbursement of the cash aid thereafter, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on...
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian disclosed on Tuesday, Aug. 15, that some 1.4 million Filipino families who consider themselves poor after the pandemic are currently awaiting the results of the agency’s reassessment if they can be included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to utilize their funds promptly and efficiently to reach the intended beneficiaries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool/Marianne Bermudez) In a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15, Marcos...
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman Alejandro Tengco (Screenshot from YouTube) Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman Alejandro Tengco admitted before congressmen that they have no way to collect P2.2 billion...