The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should resolve the issues that are causing the delays in the distribution of the social pension for indigent senior citizens, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Monday, November 27. The senator said nearly P50-billion is...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to make sure that there will be funding for the increase in the monthly social pension of the country's indigent senior citizens. Villanueva, the principal sponsor of the Increased Social Pension...
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill that would grant a 20 percent discount to indigent job applicants when it comes to paying fees and charges for certain certificates and clearances issued by government agencies for employment purposes. “Nais po nating bigyan ng patas na oportunidad ang ating...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The measure seeking to grant poor job applicants a 20 percent discount when paying fees and charges for certain government certificates and clearances has been given final approval by the House of Representatives. Garnering a total of 270 affirmative votes during plenary session...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House bill (HB) seeking to grant poor job applicants a 20 percent discount when paying fees and charges for certain government certificates and clearances has been approved on second reading. Approved via simple voice vote (ayes vs....
More than 25 indigent patients benefitted from the free consultations and operations conducted by Vice Mayor Zar Candelaria in Barangay Poblacion, Calumpit, Bulacan on Wednesday, March 15. Candelaria, a surgeon, said he has been doing free consultations and minor surgeries for more than 20 years to...
The measure seeking to grant indigent job applicants a 20 percent discount when paying fees and charges for certain government certificates and clearances is inching closer toward enactment. 1PACMAN partylist Rep. Michael “Mikee” Romero (Mikee Romero blogspot / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
Parañaque Mayor Eric Olivarez said the city government is offering free Philhealth enrollment to residents who cannot afford to pay the premium. Olivarez said free Philhealth enrollment is one of his administration priorities to help city residents, particularly pregnant and solo parents with no...
Parañaque City 1st District Rep. Edwin Olivarez distributed guarantee letters for medical assistance to six constituents on Thursday, Jan. 26. Olivarez said the six city constituents who are in dire need of medical and financial assistance are currently confined at three hospitals in Metro Manila....
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday, January 27 assured that funding for higher social pension for indigent senior citizens is ensured under the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023. Angara assured some 4.1 million indigent seniors stand to receive P12,000 each in social pension...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure seeking to provide free funeral services to poor families nationwide. Tulfo, in filing Senate Bill No. 1695 or the proposed “Free Funeral Services Act,” noted there are many Filipino families cannot bear the cost of funeral and burial services in the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, January 8 welcomed the Department of Health’s (DOH) report indicating that over seven million Filipinos have become beneficiaries of the Malasakit Centers scattered around the country since it’s first center was established in February 2018. The...
