President Marcos has approved the implementation of Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB) to ensure the effective execution of livelihood and employment initiatives across government agencies, and to avoid duplications. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "I have...
President Marcos called on agencies and local government units (LGUs) to expand livelihood-related services to reach more Filipinos around the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Speaking at the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) Agency Summit 2024, Marcos...
By ZALDY COMANDA BAGUIO CITY – A fire hit the third floor of the sprawling Maharlika Livelihood Complex here before dawn on Tuesday, July 16. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong (in yellow jacket) responds to a fire at the Maharlika Commercial Complex in Baguio City on July 16. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda)...
Five indigenous peoples (IP) associations in the municipalities of Impasugong and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon were given P500,000 worth of livelihood projects from Hedcor, a renewable energy subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., and Aboitiz Foundation Inc. THE Santiago Tribal Community Santrico Inc....
BACOLOD CITY – Sagay City in Negros Occidental will soon have a training center for the livelihood projects of farmers association to ensure their economic resilience and mitigation of the effects of climate change to the local agriculture industry. THE construction by the Department of...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has allocated P12.7 million for the alternative livelihood of farmers affected by the El Niño climate phenomenon. A FARM land in Tubungan town, Iloilo province is bone dry due to the El Niño phenomenon. (Tara Yap) Gov. Arthur “Toto”...
SOGOD, Southern Leyte – Southern Leyte Rep. Christopherson Yap said his office has implemented livelihood programs in all 277 barangays in the second district of the province to address unemployment and poverty. BENEFICIARIES of the SOPWA livelihood project in Southern Leyte. (Photo via Marie...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos happily posted on Facebook about the number of people that his office has helped under the Department of Social Welfare and Development's...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) has helped approximately 3.3 million people by offering employment assistance and capital seed funds for microenterprises since its launch in 2011. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs under...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 is implementing a P10.4-million livelihood project for drivers and operators displaced by the phase out of traditional jeepneys in Western Visayas. THE United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNTC) receives a check for P1 million to...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Bohol distributed livelihood assistance to seven people's organizations (POs) recently. Through the Provincial Cooperative Development Office (PCDO), the capitol awarded over P1.1-million worth of livelihood assistance to POs in the towns of Candijay,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has committed to provide at least P30,000 worth of in-kind assistance for jeepney drivers affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the livelihood initiative refers to the...
