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VILLAFUERTE THANKS DUTERTE FOR ADDED CALAMITY AID

Local government executives of Camarines Sur led by Rep. LRay Villafuerte and Gov. Migz Villafuerte thanked President Duterte over the weekend for ordering budget officials to fast-track the release of additional calamity assistance to Camarines Sur and other provinces  devastated  by the three successive powerful typhoons.  Rep. Villafuerte also thanked the President for approving the […]

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DA ALLOTS P592M TO AID ROLLY-HIT BICOL FARMERS

The Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), has allotted P592,432,000 as indemnification fund for 32,761 Bicol farmers, whose insured crops were damaged by Super Typhoon Rolly. Agriculture Secretary William Dar made the announcement during a simple program in Polangui, Albay, where he led the distribution of P90-million worth of various assistance […]

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VILLAFUERTES ASK DUTERTE AID FOR ROLLY-HIT CAMSUR

Camarines Sur (CamSur) officials led by 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte and Gov. Migz Villafuerte have appealed for immediate relief and assistance from President Duterte for at least 80,000 families in the province’s 35 municipalities and one city (Iriga) hit the hardest by super typhoon Rolly, considered the strongest land-falling tropical cyclone to ever hit […]

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FISHERFOLK HIT BY TAAL ERUPTION GET AID – DAR

Four municipalities in the third district of Batangas received P54.4 million-worth of interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently for the recovery of the farmers and fisherfolk affected by the Taal Volcano eruption. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, DA Calabarzon Regional Field Office (RFO) Director Arnel De Mesa, and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources […]

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MARAWI CITY ASSISTS 2,900 TRIKE, PEDICAB DRIVERS

Some 2,900 registered pedicab and tricycle drivers in Marawi City are set to receive 25 kilos of rice and P500 cash as assistance from the city government unit to ease the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis on poor residents. Mayor Majul Gandamra said the city government gave priority to the drivers being the most […]

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DTI, NESTLE INK DEAL TO AID COFFEE FARMERS – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nestlé Philippines for assistance in implementing the Rural Agro-Enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development and Growth (RAPID Growth) Project for the benefit of the country’s coffee farmers. DTI and Nestlé Philippines will collaborate to increase the incomes of smallholder coffee farmers […]

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OVERSEER MMDA HELPS PATEROS GET DONATIONS – LIM

The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII), in coordination with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), donated sacks of rice, hygiene kits and reams of bond paper, to the Municipality of Pateros to help its residents who were affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim and officials […]

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SHOW PUBLIC WHERE COVID-19 MONEY WENT – PANGILINAN

A month into the enhanced community quarantine, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said assistance to the people has been slow, if not wanting, guidelines are vague, and not everyone gets the promised subsidy. With billions — from government funds, savings, loans and private donations — being touted for disposal, Pangilinan said the public should know where the […]

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$6.5-B INITIAL RESPONSE PACKAGE FOR COVID-19 PANDEMIC — ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a $6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries (DMCs) as they respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “This pandemic has become a major global crisis. It requires forceful action at national, regional, and global levels,” said ADB President Masatsugu […]

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RED CROSS TURNS OVER HOUSES TO CAGAYAN FAMILIES DISPLACED BY TYPHOON OMPONG – GORDON

More than a year after the destruction left by Typhoon Ompong, the strongest typhoon to hit Luzon since 2010 and the strongest to make landfall in the Philippines since Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has enabled affected families in Cagayan get their lives back. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, […]