Malacañang said Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano should take responsibility for the failure of his proposed P10,000 cash assistance instead of blaming President Marcos, insisting the proposal never reached the President because it had stalled in Congress before he took office. Presidential Communications...
Malacañang has dismissed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano 's claim that President Marcos rejected a proposed P10,000 pandemic cash assistance program after winning the 2022 elections, accusing the senator of spreading baseless allegations and saying it would present evidence to refute his claims. In...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it will begin distributing cash assistance under the government 's Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program next week, with about 7.5 million poor, near-poor, and low-income households set to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has concluded its nationwide distribution of ₱5,000 cash assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and delivery riders affected by rising fuel prices. In a statement on Wednesday, July 1, DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has tightened its coordination with transport network companies (TNCs) to manage the large-scale payout during the next round of cash assistance distribution for transport and delivery drivers by May 13. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) should clean up the drivers lists submitted by transport network companies (TNCs), to ensure that every financial assistance would only go to legitimate beneficiaries in light of limited...
The government should utilize the P30-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to finance interventions that go beyond short-term financial aid to shield farmers from the effects of El Niño and rising global fuel costs, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said. Escudero made the...
Long queues of motorcycle taxi and delivery riders formed in Quezon City and Makati City on Saturday, April 18, as the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released ₱5,000 cash aid to transport workers. The financial assistance was provided to riders who were not included in...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – More than 24,000 tricycle drivers in the Ilocos region have received P5,000 cash assistance each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The financial aid was released under the agency’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing P5,000 in financial assistance to tricycle drivers and operators in Malolos, Bulacan, as fuel prices continue to rise due to the conflict in the Middle East. The distribution took place at the covered court of Sta....
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development released P137.295 million in cash relief assistance to 27,549 tricycle drivers on the first day of the payout in Negros Island Region on Wednesday. Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, disbursed a total of...
BUTUAN CITY – A total of 8,888 tricycle drivers from six cities in the Caraga region received P44,440,000 in cash relief assistance during one-day simultaneous payout activities conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development-13 on Wednesday. The cash aid aims to provide relief to...
