The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs head Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, March 8 said cash for welfare aid needs to be increased for local governments soon, as fuel prices continue to spiral upward. Marcos said existing fuel subsidies and calamity funds might not last long, with no end in...
Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has underscored the need for income reclassification among local government units (LGUs) to strengthen the economic performance and operational capacities of towns across the country. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday called on local chief executives in low-risk COVID-19 areas to allow schools in their jurisdiction to resume face-to-face classes in support of the government’s target reopening of in-person classes in...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson has stressed that there is a correct way for the government to intervene in the lives of Filipinos – by boosting their capacity-building instead of passing regulations that only lead to stagnation. In front of over 2,600 enthusiastic supporters at...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered on Saturday, Jan. 29, all local government units (LGUs) to ensure that traditional cockfighting in the cockpit arenas in areas under Alert Level 2 or lower are compliant with the existing health protocols. DILG Secretary Eduardo M....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, Jan. 28, that the local government units (LGUs) can now better implement poverty alleviation and development programs with their bigger tax allotment share. (DILG logo) This was stressed by the DILG as the Community-Based...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año cited on Thursday, Jan. 20, the Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) with approved ordinances that restrict the mobility of the unvaccinated individuals amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases....
To ensure that all schools nationwide will be smoke-free, the Department of Education (DepEd) calls on various government agencies, local government units (LGUs), and partners to support smoke-free schools and communities. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As far as our policy is concerned, our schools...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday urged local government units (LGUs) to extend the deadline for payment for real property tax and business permits to avoid influx of taxpayers amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. Binay made the appeal after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 33,169...
Malacañang said it was up to the discretion of the local government units (LGUs) whether to bring an entire family hit with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to a facility or let them undergo quarantine in their own house. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
Former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged local government units (LGUs) not to depend too much on the additional P234-billion in Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) expected this year as the national government complies with the Mandanas ruling of the...
Over P300-million worth of humanitarian assistance has so far been provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and partner local government units (LGUs) to “Odette''-hit families in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest report issued on Monday, Jan. 3,...
