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ALBANO GIVES CASH AID TO LUNA, ISABELA RESIDENTS

Isabela Governor Rodito Albano III led the distribution of financial assistance to BRO-Ed scholars, I-RISE beneficiaries, and tobacco farmers in Luna town. 477 BRO-Ed scholars received their scholarship allowance amounting to P1.46 million for the 1st semester of S.Y. 2022-2023. “Gusto ko na ang mga anak niyo ay matupad ang kanilang mga pangarap sa buhay […]

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761,140 FAMILIES TO GET RETROACTIVE 4Ps CASH AID

The 23-member minority bloc in the House of Representatives has lauded the decision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to renew the payout of cash aid to 761,140 “reassessed” households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), including their withheld subsidies from January to September. “We are grateful to DSWD Secretary Rex […]

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PALACE ORDER TO GIVE FARMERS CASH AID LAUDED

Speaker Martin Romualdez hailed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to Department of Agriculture officials to use excess rice tariff collections to help farmers.“This gesture manifests the unwavering resolve of President Marcos, Jr. to boost agricultural production, particularly of rice, to ensure a stable supply of food for every Filipino family at affordable prices and uplift […]

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405 QC SMALL RICE RETAILERS GET P15K CASH AID

To aid small rice retailers affected by Executive Order (EO) No. 39, the Departments of Agriculture, Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and Trade and Industry (DTI), together with the local government unit of Quezon City distributed financial assistance at the Commonwealth Market in Quezon City. Personnel from DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood Program facilitated the payout of P15,000 […]

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10,088 SAMAR SCHOLARS GET CASH AID

Some 10,088 provincial scholars benefited from the educational assistance program of the province of Samar where each scholar received a P3,000 financial aid.The province, through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, conducted the payout from July and ended on August 23.  The cash aid was intended for the second semester of the Academic Year […]

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116 AETA SCHOLARS IN PAMPANGA GET CASH AID

At least 116 Aeta scholars received educational financial support from the provincial government of Pampanga to continue their college education. Governor Dennis ‘Delta’ Pineda led the distribution of P5,000 and P10,000 educational assistance to the Aeta student beneficiaries. The Aeta student beneficiaries received P5,000 and P10,000 educational assistance. The Aeta scholars are taking up Bachelor […]

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SPEAKER’S OFFICE SENDS AID TO OIL SPILL VICTIMS

The office of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Representative Yedda Marie Romualdez in partnership with the Marcos administration through Secretary Rex Gatchalian of the Department of Social Welfare and Development distributed P3,000 in cash assistance recently to each of the 600 oil spill victims in Oriental Mindoro.The Speaker’s office also gave the province’s […]

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BILIRAN GRADUATES TO GET P3K JOB-HUNT CASH AID

The Biliran provincial government will grant P3,000 cash to each of the poor fresh graduates of the Biliran Province State University (BiPSU) to finance their job-hunting expenses. Governor Gerard Roger Espina announced that some 1,400 BiPSU graduates will avail of the cash assistance up for release. “This will be used by our graduates in looking […]

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LIBANAN: HIGHER CASH AID FOR POOR AMID INFLATION

House minority leader and 4Ps Partylist Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has urged the government to raise the number of conditional cash grants for poor households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), saying the purchasing power of the dole-outs has been severely eroded by steep increases in the prices of basic commodities. Libanan, together with […]

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DA EXTENDS FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL AID TO FARMERS

In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will extend financial and technical assistance to farmers in the next planting season, to ensure an increase in the production of local agricultural commodities. Undersecretary-designate for Consumer and Political Affairs and spokesperson Kristine Evangelista said […]