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SunStar + February 08, 2021 GCASH, the undisputed leader and preferred mobile wallet in the Philippines, has been selected by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), in distributing subsidies to qualified Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers, such as jeepney and bus drivers, in the Philippines. Under the LTFRB’s PUV Service Contracting Program, approximately 60,000 PUV drivers whose livelihood are greatly ...

Published February 4, 2021 9:26am By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News Former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies have filed a measure seeking to grant additional cash assistance to families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In House Bill 8697, Cayetano and six other lawmakers proposed to create the Bangon Pamilyang Pilipino (BPP) Assistance Program, which will provide beneficiaries with P1,500 cash assistance per family member or P10,000 per household, whichever is higher. “This bill ens...

Published February 3, 2021, 3:36 PM The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has urged anew the second tranche beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP), who have yet to receive their cash aid, to go to the nearest DSWD offices for validation. (MANILA BULLETIN) DSWD Spokesperson Irene Dumlao assured the public that those qualified SAP beneficiaries will receive their entitled emergency cash subsidy as provided under Republic Act No. 11469, pop...

Senator Christopher Go on Monday said he expects a curb in the rising prices of pork and chicken products in the National Capital Region (NCR).

February 1, 2021 | 7:39 pm Font Size AAA CASH DIVIDENDS remitted by government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) to the National Government more than doubled to a record P157 billion last year as the government leaned on the sector to help fund the pandemic response, the Department of Finance (DoF) said. The 2020 tally was up 127% from a year earlier, factoring in foregone dividends, which the government allowed for GOCCs that needed to retain earnings, the DoF said in a state...

Published February 1, 2021, 4:47 PM The remaining second tranche beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) are not waiting in vain for their cash aid, as the Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD) assured the public that manual payouts are being conducted to cater to unserved qualified recipients.  (Bloomberg FILE PHOTO) DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista made the assurance after Alitagtag, Batangas Mayor Edilberto “Dingdong” Ponggos raise...

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) (MANILA BULLETIN) The DSWD said the national government’s implementation of the Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) under Republic Act No. 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act has benefited around 505, 669 beneficiaries. A total of 74, 660 families come from areas under granular lockdown and received P394.7-million worth of cash aid. Around 431, 0009 poor families considered as “additional beneficiaries” also received their cash sub...

Two Catholic prelates expressed openness to the idea of parishes being used as inoculation sites to help the government in its COVID-19 vaccination drive.

MANILA BULLETIN FILE The DSWD said it has served 476,736 family-beneficiaries as provided for by  Republic Act No. 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, as of 8 p.m., January 24.  The disbursed cash subsidies amounted to P2.98 billion, based on its latest report on the status of the DSWD’s ESP implementation under RA No. 11494. Majority of the served beneficiaries are “additional beneficiaries” or those who did not receive Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid  as provided...

Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco (FACEBOOK/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Tiangco said that former barangay chairman Estelito Bautista’s filing of charges before the Office of the Ombudsman of graft, breach of conduct, and violation of the local government code against him is “obviously politically motivated since the election season [will already start] next year.” “How can he responsibly perform his duties if he has not reported for work since then? More importantly, how can he be allowed to r...