(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and House of Representatives (HOR) will lead the distribution of rice and financial aid to at least 2.5 million “poorest of the poor” Filipinos in the next two weeks. The distribution of rice and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Oct. 5 assured that concerns about the cleanliness and organization of relief goods in its regional warehouse in Metro Manila would be addressed. This came after the Commission on Audit (COA) observed that the warehouse managed by...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 5 said he would soon file a bill that seeks to update the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, or Republic Act No. 4670 to provide them better pay and benefits. Gatchalian said among the new provisions the bill will introduce is the...
Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Monday, Oct. 2, that the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) could be off and running in the first quarter of 2024. Department of Finance Sec. Benjamin E. Diokno presents the department's proposed consolidated budget of P32.4 billion for...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) ought to have a program that will professionalize barangay workers, including day care workers and teachers. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made this pitch...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 2224 and House Bill No. 4125 or the proposed Ease of Paying Taxes Act. The bill primarily seeks to amend provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 to simplify the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has confirmed that the Marcos administration plans to provide a cash subsidy of P15,000 to farmers that may be severely affected by El Niño. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency is in talks with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for...
The Department of Transporation (DOTr) pointed out on Tuesday, Sept. 26 the need to give better pay and regularize the Security Screening Officers (SSOs) of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) following the alleged theft incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed P95.61 million in cash assistance to 37,386 beneficiaries under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) during the Bagong Pilipinas service caravan kick-off in four provinces over the weekend. The recipients were...
Senior citizens will no longer have to wait until they reach 100 years old to receive cash gifts from the government. The Senate approved on third and final reading on Monday, Sept. 25, the bill expanding the coverage of the Centenarians Act of 2016. Voting 20-0, under Senate Bill No....
Senators have expressed support for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (Pagcor) move to transition solely as a regulatory body. Sen. Grace Poe believes that if the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) can effectively navigate its role as a regulator, it can...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary (DSWD) Rex Gatchalian directed the Disaster Response Management Group (DRMG) on Wednesday, Sept. 20 to immediately dispatch family food packs (FFPs) and other relief items to flood-affected areas in Mindanao. The DSWD chief issued the order...
