The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional and District Engineering Offices has launched the nationwide Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement, or AYUDA, Program on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Rizal Park in Manila in a bid to provide local employment...
Pag-IBIG Fund members have saved more than P52 billion in the last 10 months, breaking yet another record for the period and exceeding full year figures from before the pandemic, top agency officials announced on Wednesday (Nov.24). From January to October 2021, the amount collectively saved by...
Displaced workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will get assistance from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with its new program that is set to be launched on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Dubbed as Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement or AYUDA,, DPWH Acting...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano gave financial assistance to the relatives of four members of the tricycle operators and drivers association (TODA) who died due to several causes on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Rubiano personally handed over P17,000 in cash to the relatives of Armando Boco, a member of...
Pag-IBIG Fund financed over 17,000 socialized homes for low-income earners in the last ten months, a figure that grew by almost 50% from the previous year even amid the ongoing pandemic, top executives said on Monday (November 21). From January to October, the number of socialized housing units...
Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Philippines in its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) efforts to address the threats of natural disasters. Photo from the Japanese Embassy in Manila The Japanese Embassy in Manila made the statement following the conclusion of...
The Paranaque City government distributed financial assistance to about 3,400 college scholars amounting to P7,000 to P10,000 on Nov. 16. Mar Jimenez, Public Information Office head, said the 3,400 college scholars were given financial assistance from the city government to help them cope with...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided assistance to over 7 million individuals in crisis situations, distributing financial aid worth about P30.1 billion. (DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista reported this to President Duterte...
European Union (EU) Ambassador Luc Véron will visit the EU development and humanitarian projects and engage with local interlocutors in Central and Northern Mindanao from November 15 to 19. The European Union flag (Photo by Christian Lue/ Unsplash) In a statement, Véron said that his visit is a...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have rolled out livelihood programs for transport workers and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Iloilo province. (Photo from Department of Transportation) Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade...
Eight years after the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Super Typhoon Yolanda, one of the most powerful storms that hit the country, which took more than 6,000 lives, and left 30,000 individuals injured, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) shared that their operations have remained "unparalleled"...
The provision of “ayuda” or assistance and economic aid to sectors affected by the pandemic must be made mandatory, a farmers’ group said. Residents of Manila receive P4,000 cash assistance from the national government at Jose Abad Santos High School in Binondo, Manila on Aug. 11, 2021....
