ILOILO CITY – An Ati Indigenous Peoples (IPs) tribe here received Christmas gifts from this city's sole power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) of the Razon Group. "We chose the Aeta tribe because there are many children who really need help. This...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says that with the signing of the 2024 national budget, the free assessment for national certification of Grade 12 learners taking the Technical-Vocational and Livelihood (TVL) track is assured. Under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the final amount of P438.16...
The Senate has reduced the House of Representatives’ version of the proposed budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year by over P714-million. Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos disclosed this during the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed...
BUTUAN CITY – The Tabon Farmers’ Association (TFA) in Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, has received P700,000 worth of livelihood assistance under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) facilitated by the Army 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion (IB)....
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government recently turned over P3.4-million worth of assistance to livestock and poultry farmers from three towns and five cities in the second and third districts of Negros Occidental affected by typhoon “Odette” in 2021. BENEFICIARIES receive livelihood...
A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far provided cash assistance to at least 19,000 sari-sari store owners and micro rice retailers nationwide. As of Oct. 2, the DSWD distributed P286.26...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – One-hundred forty-four Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit dependents received livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Laguna, the provincial government of Laguna, and the Philippine Army on Wednesday, September 27. The distribution of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has confirmed that the Marcos administration plans to provide a cash subsidy of P15,000 to farmers that may be severely affected by El Niño. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the agency is in talks with the Department of Agriculture (DA) for...
Mayor Eric Olivarez/Photo from Public Information Office Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and their allies (LGBTQA) community, solo parents, and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) stand to benefit from the livelihood program of Senator Allan...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) aims to distribute financial aid and livelihood grants to some 5,942 micro rice retailers by Sept. 14, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday, Sept. 12. A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) According to...
With the looming election ban due to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSK), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will work double time to finish distributing the cash payout to micro and small farmers affected by the price ceiling imposed on rice. DSWD Secretary...
A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Photo by Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will distribute P15,000 cash assistance to small and micro rice retailers in four Metro Manila cities starting on Saturday, Sept. 9. “Ang DSWD ay handang-handa...
