Lawmakers of the House minority bloc want to investigate the delisting of 1.3 million Filipinos as beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (From left to right) Abalos, Brosas, OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino, and Lee at the Minority Bloc press conference on Aug. 10....
(SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS / WEBSITE) About 48 percent or 12.2 million Filipino households considered themselves “poor” in the second quarter of 2022, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Tuesday, August 2, showed. The survey conducted from June 26 to 29 with 1,500 respondents found...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. In today's gospel reading, a young man enthusiastically volunteered to be a follower of Jesus, but he received this reply: “Foxes have dens, the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head” (Mt. 8:20). What Jesus...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) – Field Operations Division for Visayas met with a Cebu-based developer to finalize the turnover and blessing ceremony of a 100-unit-medium rise building at Brgy. Lorega-San Miguel, Cebu City. (PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR)...
As inflation hit a three-year high of 5.4 percent in May 2022 , Albay 2nd Rep. Joey Salceda called for urgent action in alleviating the financial burden on the indigent sector, specifically pointing out nutrition and food security. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
'I cannot close my eyes anymore': Pacquiao says bid for presidency is a fight for the poor Aspiring president Senator Manny Pacquiao is concluding his election bid by wooing the residents of vote-rich Cebu province and looking back to his hometown General Santos City, where his campaign promise...
“Access to the Internet is a right that every Filipino should enjoy and benefit from." (From left to right) Senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada and UniTeam leaders Bongbong Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Thus, said UniTeam senatorial bet Jinggoy Estrada Friday, April 22, even as he...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The words of Jesus, at first glance, may sound a bit indifferent towards the poor. It also seems to carry a hint of resignation: that poverty will always remain the lot of some people. But the context of this episode tells us it is not indifference towards, or desperation about,...
A deputy speaker in the House of Representatives has underscored the need to institutionalize medical aid for indigent patients confined in private hospitals. (Martha Dominguez de Gouveia/ Unsplash) “Ang concept ko kasi rito (My concept here) is we have a very efficient medical assistance program...
Father Robert Reyes, the Urban Poor Associates (UPA) and urban poor groups, held a prayer rally in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Intramuros, Manila on Wednesday, March 30. Photo courtesy Urban Poor Associates FB During their activity, the group prayed for Comelec to...
Highlighting the need to urgently address poverty and hunger in the Philippines, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), on Saturday, March 26, appealed for an exemption from the election spending ban. Under the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Resolution No. 10747, a certificate...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Fewer Filipino families have considered themselves poor in the last quarter of 2021, based on the results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Monday, March 21. The non-commissioned survey conducted from Dec. 12 to 16, 2021, with...
