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(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that financial aid or “ayudas” linked to the COVID-19 pandemic such as the Bayanihan 1 and 2 “should cease as normalization is achieved and given the continuous recovery of the economy. Instead, Diokno said that the Philippine government should prioritize existing social protection programs such as those for senior citizens and welfare grants for poor families. “Public finances are finite. They have to be allocated judiciously […]
Period may be extended upon LGU request (Eagle News) — Local government units are given 15 calendar days to manage the distribution of financial assistance to eligible individuals for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila but the period may be extended upon request of the LGU. This is based on Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 3, s. 2021 for the release and distribution of ayuda in the National Capital Region recently approved […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday, March 20, said it would release P5000 in financial assistance each to workers affected by the enhanced community quarantine. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a radio interview the beneficiaries are based on the payroll list submitted to Department of Labor and Employment by employers. He added the Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Displaced/Underprivileged Workers (TUPAD) financial assistance program for informal workers will start today. President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News) –The country’s economic managers assured farmers they would have the necessary assistance to protect them from the possible adverse effects of the lifting of the quantitative restrictions on rice imports under the Rice Tariffication Law. Budget Benjamin Diokno said at least P5 billion has been released under the 2018 national budget for this purpose. He said this was apart from the P5 billion in Special Allotment Release Order issued to the Department of […]
(Eagle News) — Tuluy-tuloy ang pagtulong na ginagawa ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa mga Overseas Filpino Worker (OFWs) na naapektuhan ng bagyong Ompong. Ayon kay Secretary Silvestre Bello III, medyo naantala lamang ang pagbibigay ng tulong sa Isabela province dahil sa panghihimasok ng ilan na nais manggulo sa pagbibigay ng assistance. Pero nilinaw ng kalihim na itinuloy na muli ang pagbibigay ng tulong sa OFWs sa Region 1, 2, 3 at Quezon […]
(Eagle News) — Hinihimok ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang mga nawalan ng trabaho sa Boracay Island na hindi pa nakatatanggap ng kanilang anim na buwang compensation na magtungo sa pinakamalapit na regional office ng ahensya para kunin ang kanilang financial assistance. Ayon kay DOLE USec Joel Maglunso, ang mga displaced worker ay bibigyan ng buwanang financial assistance na mahigit Php 4,200 pesos para sa maximum na anim na buwan. Katumbas aniya ito […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The European Union is considering giving financial assistance to the anti-drug campaign of the Philippines. EU Ambassador to the Manila Franz Jessen said that EU is conducting a study into funding the drug rehabilitation of drug dependents in the country. EU was one of the earlier critics of the anti-drug campaign in the Philippines due to the numerous cases of extra judicial killings.
Eagle News – Naglabas na ng memorandum na nag-uutos sa mga division at regional offices ng Department of Education na magsumite na ng liquidation requirements upang maibigay na ang ikalawang bahagi ng pondo para sa mga tauhan ng naturang ahensya na nasalanta ng Bagyong Yolanda at ng magnitude 7.2 na lindol sa Bohol. Inisyu ni DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones ang naturang memorandum na naglalayong maibigay na ang financial assistance sa mahigit 45,000 na tauhan ng […]
Dahil sa election ban, nananatili paring suspendido ang pamamahagi ng financial assistance ng Department of Social Welfare and Development o DSWD. Ang suspensyon ay tatagal hanggang sa Hunyo 8.
By Angie Valmores Eagle News Service BOHOL, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aabot sa halos dalawang bilyong pisong pondo ang ipinamahagi ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Bohol sa mga LGU na ang lugar ay kasama sa matinding naapektuhan ng malakas na lindol na tumama sa probinsya ng 2013.
Members of the Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Dabaw today passed a resolution to enact an ordinance granting P11-Million-financial assistance to the municipalities of Sorsogon and Oriental Mindoro which were hardest hit by typhoon Nona. The ordinance was acted immediately by the city councilors following the special session sought by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for coming up with a legal basis to provide financial help to areas where typhoon Nona wreaked havoc. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chair of the […]
The European Union have pledged to increase its financial assistance to the Philippines, from 130 million euros to 325 million euros, with most of the assistance going to the Bangsamoro region.
