Only less than 100,000 displaced workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain jobless, but some 300,000 employees are returning to work with the further easing of restrictions and reopening of more establishments at higher operating capacity starting Saturday, Oct. 16. “With most of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained Thursday, Oct. 14, that all funds given to financial service providers tapped for the digital distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid were “all accounted for.” (DSWD) DSWD Assistant Secretary Glenda Relova...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine government will officially start offering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to children aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities starting Friday, Oct. 15. The pediatric vaccination will be rolled out in selected hospitals in Metro Manila, the...
Newly-appointed Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Roger Mercardo, vowed to sustain the aggressive construction projects of the Duterte administration as he formally assumed the post on Thursday, Oct 14. Mercado replaced Villar who resigned from his post to run for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public Thursday, Oct. 14 that it has enough resources and funds to respond to the needs of areas affected by granular lockdowns and calamities. (DSWD CAR) DSWD Assistant Secretary Glenda Relova said only nine local government units...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has set in motion the full implementation of the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) with its recent issuance of the rates for the fees on the use of the electronic registry mandated to be established under the law. Republic Act (RA) No. 11057 or the PPSA aims to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is setting aside P822 million to bankroll various interventions that will ease the suffering of farmers and fishermen affected by Severe Tropical Storm Maring. Maring has caused damage to major crops, livestock, and fishery products, mostly in Northern Luzon....
The lowering of Metro Manila’s alert level status would provide a solid, positive impact on the government’s efforts to perk up the local economy, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Thursday, Oct. 14. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that downgrading the National Capital Region...
More than P2.7-million worth of relief assistance has been extended to the areas affected by severe tropical storm ‘Maring’, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday, Oct. 14. (DSWD Field Office 1 Facebook page) DSWD Assistant Secretary Glenda Relova said the relief...
Staycations in accredited hotels in Metro Manila are now allowed to accommodate guests following the decision of the government's pandemic task force to place the region under Alert Level 3 from Oct. 16 to 31. (Photo from Pixabay) Citing guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, Oct. 14 urged the government to reactivate the government’s fuel subsidy program, Pantawid Pasada Program, to provide relief to the public transport sector that would be affected by the recent oil price increases. Gatchalian said it is important to shield...
The damage brought by Tropical Storm ‘Maring’ that affected a total of 29,063 farmers and fishers, the Department of Agriculture disclosed on Thursday, Oct 14. The department, quoting initial report, added that the the onslaught of the weather disturbance also resulted in the loss of 36,354...
