Despite encountering challenges transporting its cargo after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) community transmission was confirmed in the island province, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) pushed through with its relief assistance efforts in Batanes. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “The service of...
The construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Extension, the Philippines’ first airport-bound highspeed railway, will create 10,000 jobs and cut down travel time between Metro Manila and Clark to only about an hour, Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koshikawa Kazuhiko said over the...
Two ordinances that grant financial assistance to government employees of Navotas were signed by Mayor Toby Tiangco on Thursday (Sept. 16). (NAVOTAS PIO) Tiangco signed City Ordinances No. 2021-22 and No. 2021-23 , implementing COVID-19 assistance programs for the city’s employees. Under...
The Philippines has pledged financial contribution to the flash appeal of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to address the immediate humanitarian gaps in Afghanistan. Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Evan P. Garcia (PH Mission -...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson J. Prospero E. De Vera debunked claims saying that there are no funds for all types of student financial assistance in 2022. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) De Vera said Friday, Sept. 10 that his statement during the budget briefing on Sept. 9 on...
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...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Saturday expressed full support for the investigation on the alleged irregularities in the distribution of benefits under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program in the city's second district. The lady mayor took note of...
The Muntinlupa City government has already distributed nearly 87 percent of the national government’s “ayuda,” or financial assistance to residents in the National Capital Region (NCR) affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that was imposed from Aug. 6 to 20. From Aug. 11 to 31,...
Three out of four intended beneficiaries have already received the national government’s “ayuda” or financial assistance in Muntinlupa. Latest figures showed that as of Aug. 28, the Muntinlupa City government has already distributed P327,302,000 or 74 percent of the total allotment of...
Around 2,500 medical and non medical frontliners serving in San Juan City received cash assistance from the city government on Friday as it gave due recognition to their COVID-19 response and intervention efforts. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led the distribution...
The government’s chief economic manager said he is “happy” with the implementation of the China-funded projects that the country received since President Duterte took the reins of power more than five-years ago. Despite skepticism about Chinese loans, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III...
The distribution of the national government’s “ayuda” or financial assistance under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has reached 55 percent in Muntinlupa. According to the Muntinlupa City government, as of Aug. 21, a total of P243,301,000 was released to beneficiaries in the city. A...
