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Representing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo, – together with Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco and Social Welfare and Development Rex Gatchalian-led the distribution of Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) assistance to 677 tourism workers in Masbate affected by Typhoon Opong. The distribution marks the latest rollout of the Bayanihan sa […]
The City of Baguio has extended ₱2 million in financial aid to four priority areas in northern Cebu, each receiving ₱500,000 to support rebuilding efforts following the recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, accompanied by Baguio City Councilor Atty. Jose Molintas, personally turned over the checks to authorized representatives of Bogo City and […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday announced that one million rice farmers will each receive ₱7,000 in direct cash assistance under the 2026 national budget as part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s expanded support for the agriculture sector. Speaking at the joint hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by […]
The City Government of Davao, through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), gave financial assistance to local government units in the Visayas that were affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon.On December 9, an eruption occurred at Mt. Kanlaon’s summit vent affecting several areas in the Visayas. One municipality, three cities, and […]
The Angeles City Government, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr., started the house-to-house distribution of P3,000 financial assistance, and Vitamin C supplements to 17 bedridden senior citizens and five senior citizen, aged 90-99 years old, in Barangay Sta. Teresita. Lazatin was with members of the Barangay Sta. Teresita Council, headed by Captain […]
Some 137,000 college students will receive P15,000 in cash assistance this year under the national government’s Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, announced. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress earmarked the sum of P2.06 billion for the TDP, which provides grantees with […]
The Angeles City government led by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. gave P5,000 cash assistance to each of the 600 families uprooted in Sitio Balubad, Barangay Anunas, at the Mayor’s Office. The city government allotted P3 million for the said cash assistance. Lazatin has assured the former Sitio Balubad residents that the city government will […]
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 […]
The Provincial Government of Isabela provided financial assistance totaling P2.4 million to 122 tobacco farmers in San Mariano and Benito Soliven. The cash aid was distributed to the tobacco farmers across two municipalities on a pro-rata basis, according to farm size (P25,000 per hectare) and production volume (P5.00 per kilo produced). The fund was sourced […]
The Office of Speaker Martin Romualdez handed over financial support to two more Filipino athletes representing the country in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Head Executive Assistant of the Office of the Speaker, Director V Atty. Lemuel “Muel” Romero, awarded the cash assistance each to gymnasts Levi Jung-Ruivivar and Carlos Edriel Yulo during simple rites […]