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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 […]
PASIG CITY, Dec. 28 – Two years after the initial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently renewed their partnership for the Social Protection Support Initiatives (SPSI) that will benefit Filipino citizens, especially the poor, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged groups. Ramon F. Aristoza Jr., Acting PhilHealth President and CEO said that “gone are the days when the local government […]
