The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will prioritize guarantee letters over cash assistance for medical needs after observing that some beneficiaries spent aid intended for medicines and treatment on other needs, including food and transportation. Speaking during the DSWD Media...
Families affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in parts of Mindanao will begin receiving government cash assistance on Tuesday, June 23. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said at least 139,000 families in Davao Region and Soccsksargen are expected to receive assistance...
The Quezon City government has extended P4.5 million in financial aid and deployed humanitarian assistance to several areas in Mindanao affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 8, 2026, to support relief and recovery operations. General Santos City received P1.5 million, while Jose Abad...
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government continues to provide assistance to students from internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Marawi City during the 2017 siege, raising hopes that it will introduce additional mechanisms to support the city 's...
Senator Erwin Tulfo remained firm that no politician should be distributing financial assistance (ayuda) because that is the people 's money. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, on Wednesday, June 17, condemned the move by some congressmen...
UNIQLO extends its sincerest sympathies to all individuals, families, and communities affected by the recent earthquake that impacted parts of Southern Philippines, including General Santos and certain areas across Mindanao. In response, UNIQLO is working with humanitarian partners to provide...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Sunday, June 14, said it has reached out to the family of a deceased member and is coordinating with the hospitals involved after a viral social media post claimed that the patient was denied benefits because his confinement reportedly...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday, June 11, sent relief supplies and deployed Patient Transport Vehicles (PTVs) to communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao earlier this week. In coordination with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Davao region assured enough relief aid for earthquake-affected areas as the agency is expediting means to deliver aid in isolated areas. The OCD has dispatched augmentation teams to assist in ongoing search and rescue operations as 13 persons are still...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A couple was arrested for presenting falsified documents in claiming financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development regional office in Barangay 9 here on Tuesday, June 9. Police identified the suspects as Ino, 35, a conductor, and Rona, 35, a cashier,...
ILOILO CITY—The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) is ready to be deployed to assist in relief efforts in the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Mindanao Monday. “Handa ang mga yunit nito sa posibleng evacuation assistance, humanitarian assistance, at iba pang support operations sakaling...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing a $10-million technical assistance (TA) grant to jump-start its newly launched Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative, a flagship regional program aimed at expanding cross-border electricity trade and accelerating renewable energy (RE) integration across Asia...
