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,...
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...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the national government aims to have the cash assistance for typhoon "Odette" victims ready for download to the affected local government units (LGUs) by Wednesday, Dec. 29. President Rodrigo Duterte (right) leads a recent distribution of relief goods to...
President Duterte warned typhoon "Odette" victims that their incoming financial aid shouldn't be used on the two things that he loathes--liquor and gambling. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses locals in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Dec. 23, 2021. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Speaking to typhoon...
As Filipinos struggle with the effects of the health crisis, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided cash assistance to families greatly affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Red Cross The humanitarian organization said it distributed a total of P81,074,000 cash assistance to affected families...
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...
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...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, August 11 objected to the national government's move to take charge of the distribution of "ayuda" or cash assistance to residents of the city of Manila. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto during a hearing on January 20, 2020 (Henzberg...
The Quezon City government has advised city residents to refer to the lists of cash aid beneficiaries only posted by the local government or their barangay governments to avoid "fake news" or "misinformation" that may arise at the start of the distribution of the assistance from the national...
A total of P10.894 billion was released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to aid residents and families affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National capital Region (NCR). (Parañaque City - Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government released nearly P11 billion to fund the cash assistance needed for Metro Manila during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). ayuda In a statement, the budget department said Friday, August 6, that a total of P10.89...
