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(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) made this clarification in a statement late Sunday afternoon amid the surge of social media posts regarding the supposed implementation of a third round or tranche of SAP. “There is an ongoing payout for the Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) which is a provision of Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2,” DSWD Social Marketing Service Director Irene Dumlao said. However, she noted that the ESP payout ...

SunStar LTFRB asked to extend deadline to consolidate jeepneys for modernization CHRISTMAS FEELS. The Talisay City Hall is lighted. The local government is reminding the public to observe minimum health protocols when going to the city hall. (Talisay PIO Photo) + December 20, 2020 THE Bacolod City Council approved a resolution requesting the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to extend the deadline for public utility jeepney (PU...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Republic Act No. 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) provides the government’s assistance in the economic recovery of Filipinos in light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.   For its part, the DSWD is implementing the Bayanihan 2 Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) for low-income, non-formal sector family beneficiaries affected by the implementation of community quarantine measures.   As of December 17, the department reporte...

(Clockwise from upper left) Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar and LandBank President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo lead the virtual MOA signing to implement the expanded SURE Aid and Recovery Project (SURE Aid COVID-19) on Dec. 15, 2020 to provide financial assistance to small farmers and fishers affected by the pandemic. The signing was witnessed by Agricultural Credit Policy Council Executive Director Jocelyn Alma R. Badiola, and LandBank Agricultural and Development Lending Center Sector O...

Published December 18, 2020, 6:00 AM The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) has deposited P1 billion to LandBak as additional funding for emergency loans to small farmers and fisherfolk during COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, DA said it has already replenished the Expanded SURE Aid and Recovery Project (SURE COVID-19) loan program, which is part of the agency’s Plant, Plant, Plant program that aims to increase the country’s food adequacy level ami...

SunStar + December 18, 2020 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has stopped accepting applications for financial assistance through its Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (Camp) under Republic Act 11494, or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2). Labor Advisory 33 Series of 2020 stated that effective December 11, the agency shall cease to accept online applications for the P5,000 financial assistance under Camp. "The Department of Labor and Employment has alr...

Press Release A Year-End Report Hontiveros: 2020 a year of overcoming challenges on health, economy, and accountability; a year of giving voice to women, children and the vulnerable Senator Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, commended the advancement of legislation and programs to uplift Filipino families in the Senate throughout 2020, despite the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. "Major progress was made in ...

December 17, 2020 | 7:48 pm Font Size AAA THE cash utilization rate of government agencies, as measured by notices of cash allocation (NCA), was at 84% in November, well behind the year-earlier pace of 93%, with a month remaining in the year. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) added that as of the end of November, P32.63 billion worth of funds authorized under the second stimulus program, known as the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan II) have not yet been released....

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signs into law the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) during a ceremony at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on September 11, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved PHP3.52 billion in additional funding to register 20 million more individuals in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by the end of 2021, Malacañang said Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the 20 million more ...

rd quarter Advertisement AAA Companies continued to see a decline in revenues in the third quarter, even as the government started loosening lockdown restrictions. — REUTERS By Researcher GROSS REVENUE generated by firms continued to decline in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace compared with the plunge seen in the second quarter, as lockdown restrictions slowly eased amid the pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday. Data from t...