The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has formally started the pilot implementation of the Strengthening Opportunities for Lone Parents, or Program SOLo—a program created to help solo parents fulfill their parental responsibilities. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed on...
CEBU CITY – The city of Lapu-Lapu City will be the pilot area for a social welfare program that will assist solo parents. Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Eduardo Punay on Thursday, February 15, signed a Memorandum of...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) Solo parents are now entitled to free health services through the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), as provided under the law expanding the economic benefits for...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte agrees with House Speaker Martin Romualdez that non-compliant establishments must be compelled to abide by laws granting...
Around 406 Pasigueño solo parents were able to receive their PhilHealth IDs as part of the local government's financial and healthcare programs for vulnerable groups. The program was conducted on Thursday, Aug 31, at the Pasig Sports Complex, through an initiative of the Office of...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) A House inquiry into the status of the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No.11861, also known as the “Expanded Solo Parents Act", is in order. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, during...
When Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte graced the graduation of a school in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, it was to ask students there to honor their parents, whose sacrifices made possible the fruits of their labor. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte at the graduation...
By Alex Salva Quiño Poosh founder Kourtney Kardashian shares more snaps of her baby bump. This was after she and Travis Barker revealed the gender of their first baby in an Instagram video on Sunday, June 25. Stunning in a pale blue figure-hugging turtleneck dress with thigh-high slit. She paired...
As the nation celebrates the Global Day of Parents, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the full enforcement of the law that seeks to strengthen parents’ involvement in education. Gatchalian is referring to the Parent Effectiveness Service Act or Republic Act No. 11908 which establishes the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has asked parents to have their children vaccinated against measles, rubella, and polio. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) In a video message, he called on parents to support the vaccine campaign of the...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm announces the return of PCCI Cares Run for a Cause 2023 aptly titled as “PCCI Cares Fur You.” Three years since Covid-19 hit the country, forcing the cancellation of PCCI-CSR’s annual...
The Quezon City local government reminded restaurant owners in the city to give discounts to registered solo parents. “Itong batas na 20-percent discount every first and last Sunday. Ginawa na namin ang internal rate of return IRR, ibinigay na namin sa Business Permits and Licensing Department...
