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In succeeding months, small rice farmers will receive cash assistance from “excess rice tariff,” while fisherfolk, and corn, coconut and sugar farmers, and indigenous peoples (IPs) will receive cash and food assistance from the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or “Bayanihan 2”. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is finalizing the mechanics of the two […]
Senator Joel Villanueva lamented the delays in the disbursement of the cash aid under the Bayanihan laws which was meant for public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers whose livelihood have been affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. At the budget hearing of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) recently, Villanueva pleaded with transport officials […]
More than P592-million worth of assistance and interventions were extended by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to boost the productivity and income of farmers and their families in Ilocos Sur. The bulk of the assistance was comprised of farm machinery and equipment that were distributed to farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) by Agriculture Secretary William […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the immediate and smooth distribution of aid for displaced teaching and non-teaching personnel now that the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act (Bayanihan 2) is signed into law. On September 10, The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that 748 out of 14,435 private schools nationwide are not operating for the […]
To protect informal workers and to ensure they receive aid from the government in times of emergencies, Senator Sonny Angara is calling for the creation of a national database of all members of the informal economy. In filing Senate Bill 1636 or the Informal Economy Registration and National Database Act, Angara noted how a significant […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Father’s Day called on the government to urgently address the problems of hunger and insecurity by jump-starting the economy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and help fathers and breadwinners left jobless, to find work and provide for their families. “Dapat sana ay masaya ang Father’s Day, pero sa harap ng pandemya […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has appealed to the private sector to help alleviate the concerns of workers across all industries and sectors who are equally affected by community quarantines being enforced in different areas to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Villanueva said the government has been pulling all stops to cover the […]
Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), met recently with Unilever Philippines Vice President for Sustainable Business and Communications Ed Sunico, and Senior Manager for Sustainable Business Rondell Torres to discuss the PRC’s partnership with Unilever in responding to disasters. Unilever donated 1,000 hygiene kits, with each kit containing a body wash, shampoo […]
Fans of Filipino singer-actress Sarah Geronimo have partnered with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in giving aid to the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption by organizing and hosting a dance flash mob called “Tala Para sa Taal” at the Quirino Grandstand. The event aimed to gather donations for the evacuees with the proceeds later […]
President Rodrigo Duterte distributed an initial P160 million worth of agriculture, fishery and livelihood assistance to farmers, fishers and other ruralfolk affected by the eruption of the Taal Volcano in simple ceremonies recently held at the Batangas City Sports Complex, which now serves as an evacuation center. The President was joined by Senator Bong Go, […]