The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, Sept. 12, expressed commitment to disburse livelihood grants to rice retailers amid the implementation of the rice price cap. (Photo credit to DSWD) In a Palace press briefing, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian welcomed...
The government is set to hold another round of cash payouts in Metro Manila and Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, Sept. 11, as part of the Marcos administration's efforts to assist small rice retailers affected by the nationwide price ceilings. CASH GRANT — Department of Social Welfare and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), along with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), on Saturday, Sept. 9, spearheaded the simultaneous cash assistance payout for micro rice retailers in Caloocan, Quezon, and San Juan City. ...
Voting 21-0, the Senate approved the proposed bill that seeks to recognize the role of caregivers in national development. Approved on third and final reading is Senate Bill No. 2019 or the proposed Caregivers’ Welfare Act, which ensures that caregivers’ rights to decent employment...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday, August 29 pushed for better benefits for media workers saying it is high-time media networks and related companies provide journalists, photojournalists, cameramen and other media workers a good working environment. Sen. Raffy Tulfo takes the cudgels for media...
The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) still needs to fill up 165 positions in order to carry out its mandate properly, the Commission on Audit (COA) has said. Only 43 or 19 percent out of 224 positions in the National Commission for Senior Citizens (NCSC) have been filled up since its...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), as well as the Department of Education (DepEd), are among the most trusted and top-performing government agencies for the second quarter of the year, an independent survey conducted by the OCTA Research bared. MB file photo Based on the survey...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) A House inquiry into the status of the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No.11861, also known as the “Expanded Solo Parents Act", is in order. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, during...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has warned those within the eight-kilometer radius surrounding the Mayon Volcano to be prepared after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded an increased activity from the volcano's summit crater. *Mayon Volcano (file...
In an aim to provide a sustainable livelihood program and capacity-building interventions to its beneficiaries, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Thursday, June 1, that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Social Welfare and...
The Quezon City local government reminded restaurant owners in the city to give discounts to registered solo parents. “Itong batas na 20-percent discount every first and last Sunday. Ginawa na namin ang internal rate of return IRR, ibinigay na namin sa Business Permits and Licensing Department...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public that the agency has sufficient funds and food and non-food items that are ready to be distributed to those who will be adversely affected by dry conditions due to the looming El Niño phenomenon. The Social Welfare and...
