All the six financial service providers (FSPs) that were tapped in 2020 to undertake digital electronic disbursement of second tranche of emergency cash subsidies under Social Amelioration Program (SAP) through restricted transactional accounts hurdled the Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas’ (BSP)...
The local governments of Muntinlupa and Pateros have suspended the vaccination of people for the first dose due to lack of new vaccine supply from the national government. In an announcement Monday, the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) said the first dose vaccination will be...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 5, it wanted to see the data on the supposed 1.3 million unserved beneficiaries who failed to receive their cash aid under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) due to use of Starpay e-wallet as...
The Muntinlupa City government has completed the first-dose vaccination of 39 percent of its target population. Based on data as of July 3, a total of 151,664 individuals have received their first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 39.3 percent of the total target...
The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) has tapped two scientists to help Capiz State University (CapSU) and Mindanao State University (MSU) strengthen their research capabilities in fisheries and smart farming. Sample of catfish harvested...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is eyeing to complete the manual distribution of emergency cash subsidies under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) by end of July. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conducts in June 2021 manual...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Sunday, July 4, dared Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to pursue a Senate inquiry into his expose on alleged massive corruption in the government. But contrary to the view of DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Y....
What missing Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds? Manual SAP payout in Calabarzon (Photo from DSWD Facebook Page) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Sunday, July 4, rejected Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s claim that the P10.4 billion worth of SAP funds went missing....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reported that more than 111,000 unserved beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Region have already received their cash aid. Department of...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion How much does it cost every year to address and resolve maltreatment of Filipino women, mostly employed as domestic helpers, in the Middle East? More likely than not, this perplexing question will be glossed over by labor officials in favor of the multi-billion US dollars...
In support of women technopreneurs, Miriam College (MC) continues to partner with various organizations to help them develop their start-up ideas and convert these into viable products or services. Miriam College - DOST virtual signing for the 'PaIRS' program. (Photo from Miriam College) As early...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed readiness Saturday, July 3, to face any investigation regarding the supposed P10.4 billion worth of missing Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds, and its alleged failure to serve 1.3 beneficiaries due to use of Starpay e-wallet....
