The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Tuesday, Nov. 9, that it will not remove beneficiaries of the government's conditional cash transfer, or the Pantawid Pamilyancg Pilipino Program (4Ps), even if they would not agree to be vaccinated. In a statement, the DILG said...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday that he is not in favor of the proposed "no bakuna, no ayuda" policy by the national government to curb vaccine hesitancy and increase the vaccination rate of the country against COVID-19. "Para sa'kin (For me) let me convince them first. Kung...
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....
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay slammed the national government's plan to withhold cash pay outs to marginalized citizens who are hesitating to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19. "Vaccine hesitancy has been declining, as shown by the latest survey by Social...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is eyeing to implement a "no vaccine, no subsidy" policy for recipients Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in order to compel more people to get inoculated. This after the DILG found out that many 4Ps recipients still...
NAIC, Cavite – Manila Mayor Isko Moreno visited Naic Mayor Junio C. Dualan on Thursday (Nov. 4). Municipality of Naic / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN A municipal hall staff told the Manila Bulletin that the presidential aspirant arrived at noontime and stayed for less than an hour. Photos posted in...
Senator Pia Cayetano has proposed the distribution of targeted subsidies for families and individuals who want to start or expand their home-based and micro businesses to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Pia Cayetano (Office of Sen. Cayetano) During the Senate finance committee hearing on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained Thursday, Oct. 14, that all funds given to financial service providers tapped for the digital distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid were “all accounted for.” (DSWD) DSWD Assistant Secretary Glenda Relova...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Thursday, Oct. 14 that it has enough resources and funds to respond to the needs of areas affected by granular lockdowns and calamities. (DSWD CAR) DSWD Assistant Secretary Glenda Relova said only nine local government units...
Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Monday, October 11, asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to investigate on reports that Starpay Corporation deposited with a private bank billions in government funds intended for the...
The Crisis Intervention Division of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Program Management Bureau (PMB) will resume its regular operations on Oct. 7. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, the DSWD said the CID has to undertake disinfection as part of its precautionary...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, Oct 4, that the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beneficiaries in Laguna is 100 percent complete. He added that the distribution in Bataan now is 97.95...
