Vice President Sara Duterte (left), Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has called out Vice President Sara Duterte for allegedly contradicting her "no gift...
From left to right: Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr., Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, and Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (Facebook) House quad-committee (quad-comm)...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against dealing with a fake entity posing as the legitimate Philippine Investment Funds Association (PIFA) on Facebook and CT Loan Cash Loan and Credit Company. The SEC said the public should not buy into the investment scheme...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Sept. 5 reiterated the requirements that centenarians or their families must fulfill to receive the P100,000 cash gift provided under Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. DSWD Assistant Secretary and...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Education (DepEd) over its unsettled P12.297 billion notices of disallowances and suspensions, and the "substantial accumulated unliquidated" cash advances of P6.959 billion in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report, the COA blamed...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The national government is planning to pour an initial P3 billion worth of funds for the grant of the P10,000 cash gift to elderly Filipinos reaching the milestone ages of 80, 85, 90, and 95 years old. Thus, said...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the government to implement a more efficient approach in distributing financial assistance noting how administrative costs are eating up on the funds instead of benefitting Filipinos in need. Cayetano said with the government agencies’...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, August 13 renewed his push for equalization in the grant of cash incentives for athletes with and without disabilities. Estrada noted that in the 2024 Paris Olympics, all the participating athletes of the Philippine...
To assist families and individuals affected by super typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon (habagat), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) facilitated temporary employment through the cash-for-work (CFW) program. The initiative enabled 200 beneficiaries to engage in the...
ILOILO CITY – The Office of the President on Thursday released cash aid to more than 62,500 farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon in Panay and Guimaras Islands. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of cash aid to farmers and fisherfolk affected by...
The government released over P88 billion in May with the bulk of it going to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fund its foreign-assisted projects. Data from the Department of Budget and Management showed that the DPWH was allotted P46.9 billion for its capital outlays to cover...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bago City government has launched a community-based waste-to-cash program to boost its environmental protection and preservation efforts. City officials headed by Vice Mayor Ramon Torres and representatives of partner-organizations led the launching of the project in Barangays...
