A decade after the passage of Republic Act No. 10687—which established the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST)—most of its key responsibilities remain unfulfilled. This was revealed during a recent review of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez facilitated on Monday night, Sept. 2 the request for the immediate release of P390 million in financial aid to indigent citizens affected by the wrarh of Typhoon...
Indigent Filipinos in need of medical treatments can now rely on increased support from the national government, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. This year, indigent patients are set to benefit from a substantial boost, with the government allocating over P58 billion in financial...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez endorsed on Thursday, Feb. 1, the immediate release of P150 million in financial assistance to the victims of the destructive floods in the Davao region. “This is to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Jan. 11, stated to the public that the circulating Facebook post on the monthly payout of financial aid was "not true." (DSWD) The "fake" Facebook post indicated that the monthly payout of financial aid is part of the...
State-owned companies had their budgetary support reduced in October as the government did not provide financial aid to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) during the month. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that subsidies to government-owned and -controlled corporations...
The Philippine government is set to send $200,000 in financial donations to the Syrian Arab Republic following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria and killed over 55,000 people last month. In a Facebook post, the Presidential Communications Office said the donation would be...
GEN. LUNA, Quezon -- A total of 985 scholars received financial aid from the local government unit (LGU) under Bayanihan para sa Kinabukasan ng Kabataan (BKK) program for college students on Sunday, Feb. 5, here. The payout, which covers the first semester of 2023, was undertaken by General Luna...
Senator Sonny Angara on Monday, November 28 said the Senate will work for the continued grant of financial assistance or “ayuda” to support the sectors that really need it and are still feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and who is...
More funds should be allocated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in order to help more indigent students, said Gabriela Partylist on Saturday, Aug. 20. Hundreds of people trooped to the head office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Quezon City,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Senators Christopher Bong Go and Robinhood Padilla led the distribution of P3,000 financial aid to beneficiaries on Thursday, August 11 at Combado Gymnasium in Maasim City. At least 300 drivers initially received assistance under the Department of Social Welfare and...
INFANTA, Quezon -- About 799 farmers from REINA (Real, Infanta, Nakar) towns received assistance from the national government during the launching of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) and Fuel Discounts Program for Corn Farmers and Fisher folks....
