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The Provincial Government of Sorsogon (PGS) answered Albay’s disaster call for help by donating P2.5 million to help sustain the basic needs of evacuees displaced by on-going Mayon volcano eruption. Albay Governor Grex Lagman thanked Sorsogon Governor Buboy Hamor for the latter’s gratefulness in extending his hands to its neighboring province. The check demonstrates […]
The Department of Health, through the leadership of Secretary Teddy Herbosa, continuously aids Filipinos all over the country, especially in times of disaster. DOH Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary and Chief-of-Staff Dr. Gloria Balboa led the provision of assistance to the communities affected by the eruption of Mayon Volcano in the province of Albay. “It is important to […]
Some 41 former rebels turned peace builders received their financial package from the Local Social Integration Program (LSIP) of the Province of Samar at the Abanador Hall, 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, Catbalogan City. Through the LSIP, the provincial government allotted funds for the cash assistance and provided other services to former communist terrorist group […]
A team of dedicated volunteers and staff from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter ventured to Sto. Napilo, Brgy. Quintin Remo located in the town of Moises Padilla. The PRC went there to provide much-needed aid to the families who were displaced as a result of the on-going clashes between state and […]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is partnering with local government units (LGUs) on the handout or distribution of government aid to beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program to speed up the release of such immediate aid to indigent, vulnerable and other disadvantaged Filipinos mired in unexpected crises, […]
Recognizing the successes of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Senator Sonny Angara is calling for the institutionalization of the program that has helped poor Filipinos when they need it the most. In filing Senate Bill 2032, Angara noted that there are still a […]
Senator Robin Padilla sent aid to some of those who were affected by the tragic fire that swept through the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 off Basilan. Padilla’s brother Rommel went to Zamboanga where some of the injured were brought. Rommel, with help from Zamboanga-based volunteers, extended financial aid to the injured. The legislator expressed […]
Five months after Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Paeng (international name: Nalgae) flooded provinces, including numerous geographically isolated communities across the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) went back to Visayas and Mindanao recently to provide cash assistance, amounting to P15,095,000, to 3, 019 affected families in Maguindanao, Aklan, Capiz, and Antique. The PRC initially provided […]
Senator Sonny Angara called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that all the affected families in the oil spill brought about by the sinking of the MT Princess Empress off the coast of Naujan in Oriental Mindoro last February 28 will receive assistance at the soonest possible time. As chairman […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has rolled out its P500-M ‘Handog Tulong Pinansyal Para sa Mangingisda” financial assistance program for fisherfolk families residing in Rosario, Tanza, Naic, and Ternate in Cavite as part of its commitment to managing its social and environmental impacts following strict performance standards set by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its […]