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The Quezon City government aims to register 8,000 beneficiaries in its Persons with Disability Social Welfare Assistance Program this year. According to the QC Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO), the city has initially enrolled 700 PWD beneficiaries in the program that grants a P1,500 quarterly subsidy to qualified indigent PWD QCitizens for one year. […]
The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has granted a total of P350,000 financial assistance to four micro cooperatives in southern Negros Occidental affected by Typhoon Odette last December. The recipients received symbolic checks during the turn-over rites held at the covered court of Barangay 9 in Kabankalan City led by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and CDA […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to “put the pedal to the metal” and accelerate the disbursement of the P5.58-billion service contracting program. “What’s supposed to be a lifeline for jeepney and bus drivers appears to be stalled due to bureaucratic traffic,” said Poe, who […]
Urban-poor groups and various homeowners’ associations in Metro Manila and nearby provinces have asked Senator Kiko Pangilinan to ensure that their welfare is protected under the proposed Bayanihan 3 now being discussed in the Senate. “Kasama ang aming organisasyon at mga homeowners’ associations sa iba’t ibang resettlement sites sa NCR at Luzon, hinihiling namin ang […]
Fresh efforts by the economic managers of President Rodrigo Duterte to scour for funds for a possible supplemental budget in the event of future cash subsidies should prompt the Congress to prioritize the approval of the so-called ‘ayuda’ bill to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable families and further boost household spending nationwide amid a protracted pandemic that […]
Over 2,000 beneficiaries received livelihood assistance during the continuation of the “Livelihood Assistance and Anti-Drug Campaign Caravan 2021” of 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte.Duterte’s office said the caravan’s beneficiaries received P15,000 cash each through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). “We have a hard time fishing because of the pandemic and the financial […]
There should be no obstacle to the release of funds to the country’s most vulnerable sectors now that the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act has been enacted and President Duterte himself has issued the order to provide emergency assistance for those hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, Senator Sonny Angara said. Angara said the […]
“Ngayon na nakakulong sa bahay ang marami sa ating kababayan dahil sa enhanced community quarantine dapat siguraduhin ng ating pamahalaan na meron silang makakain araw-araw.” Senator Sonny Angara called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to work closely with the local government units (LGUs) to provide assistance to the families severely affected […]
As Taal Volcano remains restive, Senator Kiko Pangilinan is urging Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and the Department of Finance to formulate a comprehensive inter-agency fund assistance program for affected residents around the volcano. “This program may include several forms of assistance like outright cash assistance, moratorium on amortization, etc.,” said Pangilinan, who participated in a […]