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Senator Kiko Pangilinan has filed a bill seeking to give greater incentives to private businesses participating in his landmark Sagip Saka Act. “Padadaluyin nito ang kailangang-kailangang kapital papunta sa agrikultura. Para itong PPP o public-private partnership for agriculture – dahil pinakamalalim ang bulsa ng pribadong sektor, kailangan ang tulong nila para mabigyan ng sapat na […]
The Quezon City government is planning to give incentives to families who will avail of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The incentive scheme will hopefully encourage more to get vaccinated and return for booster shots, according to Mayor Joy Belmonte during the launch of the vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his call for the government to provide cash incentives to vaccinated Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) members instead of making immunization mandatory to encourage more of them to receive their COVID-19 shots. Such benefits will be in addition to what 4Ps recipients are entitled to under the law. “Muli po akong […]
“Incentivize, not penalize.”Vice presidential candidate and Senator Kiko Pangilinan issued this suggestion following the proposal of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to withhold financial assistance to unvaccinated Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries.”Ayaw ba ng mga tao magpabakuna? Parang ang isyu ng mababang vaccination rate ay availability ng bakuna at tiwala […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list on Friday said it may be time to revisit Republic Act No. 10699, or the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act, to increase cash incentives for athletes bagging podium finishes in annual world championship tilts. This, after gymnast Carlos Yulo won gold and silver medals in […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government has allocated a total of P1.797 million worth of quick turn-around or early planting incentives to rice farmers in three southern towns. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over P296,720 worth of checks to 177 beneficiaries of Hinigaran town, covering 148.36 hectares of rice farms. Each rice farmer received cash assistance […]
The 76th Leyte Gulf Landing commemoration highlighted the valor of World War II (WWII) heroes who fought for the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese. For the first time, the annual celebration of the historic event to honor the bravery of Filipino guerrilla fighters and Allied forces 76 years ago, was observed with utmost […]
Nurses in private hospitals admitting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Cebu City will each get a P10,000-monthly incentive from the city government and a P2-million life insurance from San Miguel Corporation, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has announced. Cimatu met with the nine private hospital operators to boost their morale following reports that many of the medical […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to incentivize customers who are moving into online transactions. Meralco initially waived the P47 convenience fee during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) but the largest distribution utility in the country has recently announced that it will resume collecting the said fee from consumers who […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the government is looking into granting enterprises that will put up their businesses outside Metro Manila longer tax holidays as an incentive. This is in support of Senator Bong Go’s proposed “Balik-Probinsya” Program to decongest the National Capital Region (NCR) by providing incentives to businesses […]