No cash aid will be given to areas in Metro Manila that will be placed under granular lockdown, but Presidential spokesman Harry Roque clarified on Tuesday, September 14, that the government will provide food supplies. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace official said providing food supply to...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Tuesday, Sept. 14, that government assistance will be provided immediately to the families that would be affected by the two-week granular lockdowns with Alert Level 4 being imposed in Metro Manila on Sept. 16. DILG...
The San Juan City local government distributed financial assistance to barangay workers in the city as it paid tribute to their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that around 1,000 barangay workers from 21...
The Quezon City government has started distributing the P2,000 aid to over 28,000 workers who were displaced during the reimposition of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20. “Ayuda will be given to workers residing in the city who were not given salaries during the two-week...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. personally thanked United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power for the assistance of the US government and its private sector to the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro...
Although she agrees with the government’s decision to impose granular lockdowns instead of community quarantine in areas with a high number of coronavirus cases, Vice President Leni Robredo highlighted the need for intensified testing, tracing, and isolation. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided nearly P18 million worth of livelihood packages to the informal sector workers in Quezon and Pampanga to cushion the impact of the ongoing pandemic. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended the implementation of the emergency employment program for displaced workers in Quezon City District 2 amid reports of anomalies in the distribution of cash aid. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- As a humanitarian catastrophe looms, relief organizations are scrambling to maintain their operations in war-ravaged Afghanistan, holding high-stakes talks with the Taliban in a bid to salvage their critical lifeline of aid. A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above...
UNITED NATIONS -- Nearly 10 million children in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for about $200 million to respond to their needs, said a UN official on Monday. A displaced Afghan child at a makeshift camp of Internally...
Senator Joel Villanueva said the funds intended for helping distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should be increased in the 2022 proposed national budget. Senator Joel Villanueva honors women overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in observation of National Women’s Day during the hearing of the...
Malacañang has assured residents affected by the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila who have yet to receive the cash aid or "ayuda" that they can still get financial assistance despite the downgrade to less stringent quarantine status. Residents in Manila receive the...
