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SunStar Displaced tourism workers, stakeholders can get P5,000 cash aid NEGROS. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (right) discusses with (from left) Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Silay City Mayor Mark Andrew Arthur Golez and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia the agencys financial assistance for tourism workers affected by Covid-19 pandemic on the sidelines of the launching of "Negrense Heritage Cooking" book at Casa Gamboa in Silay City on Tuesday, January ...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) allayed public fears on Monday that the 15,000 rehired contact tracers (CT) by the agency this year is insufficient with the entry of the new COVID-19 variant in the country.

BusinessWorld January 17, 2021 | 7:05 pm Special Features Writer A look back at economic upsets during lockdown and initial rebound upon relaxed quarantine The year that passed can be described as disruptive and tumultuous for the Philippine economy due to the widespread effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. Stranded commuters are seen at Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City during the implementation of modified Enhanced Community Quarantine on Aug. 4, 2020. — Photo...

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Saturday that it will rehire 15,000 contact tracers (CT) for at least another six months to ensure the continuity of the country's contact tracing efforts.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed over P2.6 billion in cash subsidies to more than 420,000 poor families under Bayanihan 2.

The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas has started distributing cash and food subsidy vouchers, worth P5,000 each, to qualified marginal farmers

MANILA, Philippines — The government can still borrow an additional P280 billion from monetary authorities to augment its war chest against the pandemic, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday. In a virtual press briefing, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said Republic Act 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) has given the central bank the authority to provide additional direct provisional advances to the national...

The Philippine government has room to borrow an additional ₱280 billion from the central bank if it needs to boost the COVID-19 response fund. This is on top of the fresh ₱540-billion advance credit approved by the BSP in December.

(MANILA BULLETIN) CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III said the Commission already distributed the one-time grant to a total of 54,761 private school students under the subsidy program called Bayanihan 2 for Higher Education Tulong Program or B2HELP.   “As instructed by President Duterte to immediately implement the Bayanihan 2 amelioration programs, CHED has released close to P300 million to 927 private schools to reduce the unpaid tuition and miscellaneous fees of their students so they...

Over 54,000 private school students benefited from Bayanihan 2 subsidy – CHED enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 13) – Over 54,000 private school students have benefited from the subsidy institutionalized under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said on Tuesday that a total of 54,761 private school students who have unpaid tuition and miscellaneous fees each received a ₱5,000 grant under the ...