PANGASINAN -- The Pangasinan Provincial Government gave livelihood assistance to reptariated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were forced to leave their jobs abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Senielda Reyes / MANILA BULLETIN) At least 25 qualified OFWs in Burgos town here...
The country’s economic managers — meeting last February 24 in the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — announced the government’s readiness to provide “targeted assistance” and relief to sectors directly affected by the...
Gov’t readies ‘targeted assistance’ as oil prices rise By Chino S. Leyco Amid calls to suspend taxes on petroleum, President Duterte’s economic managers announced that the government will instead provide targeted relief assistance and support to sectors affected by the skyrocketing oil...
Vice presidential aspirant Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday vowed to push for the creation of a database of farmers and other cottage industry players in the Philippines for the proper identification and distribution of government assistance. media Sotto said it is imperative for the...
The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
The Pasay City government will start the distribution of financial assistance to around 13, 390 elementary and high school students on Monday (Feb. 21). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said each student will receive P4,000 cash aid covering the period of September to December 2021. The distribution of...
More than 300 indigents have benefitted from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor’s (PCUP) cash assistance program, the Commission disclosed. (Image courtesy of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) A total of 359 families have received cash assistance amounting to P18,000,...
Around 192 residents of Quezon City (QC) completed their technical-vocational skills training courses under the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP) of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on Saturday, Feb. 5. STEP is a community-based initiative that aims to...
The most vulnerable families in Southern Leyte who were affected by Typhoon Odette continue to receive aid from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the humanitarian organization said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it still provides aid through...
Relief assistance was given to 227 families affected by the fire that razed Sitio Bagjaoan, Barangay Wawa in Batangas City, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) said. (File Photo / Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) “Ang patuloy na paghahatid ng relief assistance sa mga...
The Muntinlupa City government has granted zero-interest loan assistance to 200 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the city to help them revive their businesses that have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi led a ceremonial turn-over ceremony of the loan assistance...
A total of 228 micro-entrepreneurs in Quezon City received P5,000 livelihood assistance on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The aid was given through the Small Income Generating Assistance (SIGA) program initiated by Vice Mayor Gian Sotto and the city’s Social Services Development Department (SSDD). The SIGA...
