Students from Bicol University joined the push for the distribution of P10,000-financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Various student groups and networks are lobbying for the provision of a one-time cash subsidy...
Almost 100 senior citizens of Barangay San Antonio, Pasig were added to the list of beneficiaries of the P1,000 midyear cash gift program of the barangay, increasing the total number of senior citizens recipients to 819. The P1,000 midyear cash gifts are delivered by barangay personnel to the homes...
The government has facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 distressed Filipinos from Saudi Arabia amid the adverse impact of the raging pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the Palace, the latest batch of 347 repatriates will each be given P10,000 in cash...
More tourism workers in Metro Manila who were among those displaced by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have received some P8.6 million worth of cash assistance under the government’s pandemic recovery program, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Beneficiaries of the cash...
Amid the continued threats of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there is no stopping Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista to personally oversee the agency’s core shelter project and the distribution of food and non-food assistance to thousands...
Peace talks with the communist rebels will not prevail if they would not stop the atrocities against troops and other people, President Duterte declared Monday. President Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City on June 7, 2021. (Malacañang) The President issued the statement after...
A students’ group renewed its call for the distribution of P10,000-financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) On Saturday, June 5, various students from different schools and youth groups launched Student Aid...
Qualified pensioners of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) will start receiving their one-time cash aid of P20,000 starting this June, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has cleared Quezon City councilor and majority floor leader Franz Pumaren of violation of any heath protocols after the food aid distribution that he organized in Barangay Old Balara last May 25. Pumaren earlier said that around 6,000 people trooped to the...
The government has been urged to provide students with P10,000 emergency cash assistance to cover for their educational expenses following the shift to distance learning amid the ongoing pandemic. (AFP / FILE PHOTO) The Kabataan Party-list said families were forced to sacrifice the educational...
A total of 1,415 caddies, workers, and employees from five major golf clubs in Metro Manila have received payouts of more than P7 million under the government's cash assistance program for workers displaced by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Pixabay) Department of Tourism...
The government has been "diligent" in providing financial aid to Filipinos hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, President Duterte declared Wednesday after learning the "ayuda" distribution is almost complete. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 26, 2021.(Malacañang) According to...
