Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) members and pensioners affected by the recent African Swine Fever (AFS) in Oriental Mindoro can now avail of an emergency loan. In a statement on Friday, March 8, GSIS said that the pension fund opened its emergency loan window valued at P428 million,...
Due to the recent flooding in Agusan del Sur, the state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allotted nearly half a billion pesos for the province’s emergency loan which may be availed by active members affected by the calamity. The P499 million worth of assistance was opened due to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has deployed a disaster team to Glan, Sarangani to assess the impact of emergency cash transfer (ECT) on residents affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the province in November 2023. The DSWD disaster team conducted on Jan. 30...
TACLOBAN CITY – To ensure the recovery and rehabilitation of flood-hit families, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-8 (Eastern Visayas) continues to distribute emergency cash transfers in Northern Samar. DSWD-8 distributes cash aid to people affected by flood in Northern...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced its readiness to provide emergency loans to its members and pensioners in Mindanao who have been affected by heavy rainfall, leading to flash floods and landslides. In a statement, Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said...
Over P30 billion was allotted for the health emergency allowances (HEA) of healthcare and non-healthcare workers last year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. The DBM said that this fund covered the payment of HEA claims, which has a budget of P88.14 billion, as compensation...
BACOLOD CITY – Three hospital staff and a patient were injured after a pick-up truck rammed a private hospital emergency room in Barangay Mandalagan here on Thursday, January 4. FOUR persons were injured when a pick-up truck rammed an emergency room of a hospital in Barangay Mandalagan,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed P15.9 million worth of cash, food, and non-food items to victims of a massive fire that hit a coastal village in Lapu-Lapu City. DSWD / Manila Bulletin Through its Field Office 7 in Central Visayas, DSWD Regional Director Shalaine...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has issued guidelines for providing emergency loans (EL) to both active members and pensioners. In a memorandum dated Nov. 22, 2023, GSIS said eligible borrowers may receive emergency loans worth P20,000, and those with existing EL accounts who...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his call for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Health (DOH) to expedite the release of the Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) of the country’s healthcare workers. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin providing P1.1 billion emergency cash transfer (ECT) assistance to families affected by super typhoon Egay (Doksuri) on Thursday, Oct. 12. From October to November, 178,396 qualified beneficiaries in the Cordillera Administrative...
Philippine Air Force Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan (File photo by PAF) A Philippine Air Force (PAF) surveillance aircraft made an emergency landing in Cebu on Wednesday, Oct. 4, after encountering an engine problem. A PAF Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan experienced an engine fire shortly after take off...
