Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered the immediate deployment of medical aid and staff to the province of Cebu that was struck by a powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30. Domagoso called for an emergency meeting with city government officials, including Manila City...
Mayor Maan Teodoro has initiated new reforms in health services to make medical assistance more accessible, especially for senior citizens in Marikina City. During the flag-raising ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 2, Teodoro announced the relocation of the Animal Bite Treatment Center to the Concepcion...
Despite having limited budget, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) plans to revive past programs and projects from any excess funds on its yet-to-be-approved 2026 budget. Lawyer Ruth Castelo, the OVP’s spokesman, said in an interview on SMNI that their office put in plans to still be able to...
Close to one million Filipinos received medical support from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the first half of 2025 through its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. DSWD spokesperson Asst. Secretary Irene Dumlao on Wednesday, July 16, said...
To make its services more accessible to Filipinos, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Monday, May 8, opened its second extension office in Tondo, Manila. (Photo from the Office of the Vice President) Vice President Sara Duterte was present to lead the opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has a new satellite office; this time, in Cauayan City, Isabela. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) This was the eighth satellite office formally opened by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office to bring medical assistance and social services closer...
Malacañang said that the Marcos administration would establish a Presidential Help Desk to address the financial and medical requests for assistance being submitted by the public to the Office of the President (OP). Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said this after Executive Secretary Lucas...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, February 20, announced that the Senate is increasing this year’s inflationary adjustment aid to its employees. From P12,000, the Senate increased the amount to P50,000, which the employees will receive in August 2023. “(This is) to help...
(PRC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) More than 400 individuals were given medical attention by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) amid the activities related to the Feast of the Black Nazarene. In a statement, the PRC said that "461 devotees received medical assistance from PRC ambulance teams, volunteer...
Party-list lawmakers are batting for a quarterly medical aid or "ayuda" worth up to P150,000--among other forms of assistance--to individuals and/or families who are indigent, vulnerable, disadvantaged, or are otherwise in a crisis situation. (Jackson David/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Tingog...
Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte has proposed a P2.292-billion budget for the fiscal year 2023, more than thrice the allocated budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in 2022. Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte leads the 2022 National “Brigada...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has a new satellite office, this time in Bacolod City, to provide social services for Filipinos in need. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Vice Presidential Spokesman Reynold Munsayac announced the...
