President Marcos has appointed former Taguig City councilor Michelle Anne Gonzales as chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP). She took her oath before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin in Malacañan on Friday, July 25. Gonzales replaced Meynardo Sabili based on her...
President Marcos has appointed former Lipa mayor Meynardo Sabili as chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. Former Lipa mayor Meynardo Sabili takes oath as the chairperson of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor on Aug. 28,2024. (Photo courtesy of PCO) Sabili took...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) joined forces to empower urban communities and prepare them for crises and disasters. ( PRC Secretary-General Dr. Gwen Pang and PCUP chair Undersecretary Elpidio Jordan Jr. together with other officials during...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion to reconsider the court's decision that dismissed the civil case for forfeiture and reconveyance of alleged ill-gotten wealth filed against the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, his wife Imelda, and their alleged cronies. Civil Case No. 0024, filed in...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor-Field Operations Division for the National Capital Region (PCUP-FODNCR) conducted a two-day stakeholders conference on just, humane demolition, and eviction to promote and protect the rights of poor and homeless families. (Photo courtesy of...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) sought support from the Mandaluyong City local government unit (lgu) for a possible high-rise condominium project for the city's poorest of the poor. "Families living under the bridge in San Juan river along Congressional Ave. in Quezon City...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) held an exploratory meeting for a possible collaboration that will uplift the urban poor and informal settlers sectors. Courtesy of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor In a discussion...
Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Undersecretary Elpidio R. Jordan Jr. said that he wants to include "backyard fishponds" in the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)'s "Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay (HAPAG) sa Barangay" project. Courtesy of Presidential...
A memorandum of agreement will be signed by the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to formally join forces in alleviating the status of the country's most vulnerable sector. Courtesy of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor PCUP Chairperson and...
As part of its goal to bring the government closer to the people, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) launched a mini caravan in Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Aug. 12. (Image courtesy of PCUP / Facebook) The initiative serves as an all-inclusive caravan of services,...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) – Field Operations Division for Visayas met with a Cebu-based developer to finalize the turnover and blessing ceremony of a 100-unit-medium rise building at Brgy. Lorega-San Miguel, Cebu City. (PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR)...
Highlighting the need to urgently address poverty and hunger in the Philippines, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), on Saturday, March 26, appealed for an exemption from the election spending ban. Under the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Resolution No. 10747, a certificate...
