Tag: orphans

CAYETANO TO GOV’T: GIVE ORPHANS CASH AID

Post author By Yna Sipelimo
Post date November 29, 2024
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the administration to provide conditional cash support for orphans, citing the state’s constitutional duty to act as a second parent to abandoned children. Cayetano made the call during the Senate plenary debate on the proposed budget for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for next year. “If we’re […]

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HOUSE PANEL APPROVES BILL CREATING TRUST FUND FOR ORPHANED, ABANDONED KIDS – SPEAKER CAYETANO

Post author By Mario Sineneng
Post date November 15, 2019
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The House Committee on the Welfare of Children chaired by Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (Party-list, TINGOG SINIRANGAN) approved recently bills authored by House Speaker Alan Peter “Compañero” Cayetano, in consolidation with HBs 4218 and 5175 authored by Reps. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado (1st District, Bulacan) and Florencio Noel (Party-list, AN WARAY), respectively. The measure seeks to […]

Tags abandoned children, DSWD, orphans, parens patriae, Speaker Cayetano, trust fund