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Published August 4, 2021, 4:27 PM ILIGAN CITY – Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno signed last Aug. 3 an agreement with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-10 for the Special Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) cash aid program for families in this city affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). About 300 disbursing officers of the Cagayan de Oro City Hall will be designated in various barangays here to distribute cash aid to families and persons affected by the ECQ implementation here sometime this week. Acting City Administrator Teddy Sab...

When it rains, it pours. This adage is especially true for 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, whose historic achievement last July 26 has overjoyed her fellow Filipinos worldwide. She is set to receive more than P50 million worth of prizes – in stark contrast to her predicament two years ago when the champion weightlifter asked for financial ‘ayuda’ (aid) from the private sector while pursuing her quest for Olympic glory. Diaz’s cry for help, which she bashfully relayed on social media before the pandemic, highlights the seeming lack of government support for our athletes...

By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published July 29, 2021 9:39am Updated July 29, 2021 10:32am Metro Manila mayors will ask the national government to impose stricter quarantine measures as experts predict another COVID-19 surge caused by Delta coronavirus variant. In a phone interview Thursday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Benhur Abalos told GMA News Online that they will still push for stricter measures amid the extension of the general community quarantine "with heightened restrictions" in the region. “Mamaya magmi-meeting kami ng IATF. Haharap ulit ako to petition ...

Published July 26, 2021, 10:59 AM More than one million individuals and families affected by the imposition of localized lockdowns in Visayas and Mindanao are expected to receive “special” cash assistance from the government, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Monday, July 26. Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left), Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista (center), and Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Ano (right) present the signed guidelines for the implem...

COA flags Mandaue City for release of P34.9M SAP to ineligible beneficiaries Jul 19, 2021 9:40 AM PHT John Sitchon The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged Mandaue City for its P34.9M-worth of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) disbursements to 5,827 ineligible beneficiaries. “Distribution of Emergency Subsidy Program (ESP) through Social Amelioration Program to the barangays totaling P334,650,000.00 includes payment to 5,827 ineligible beneficiaries amounting to P34,962,000.00 contrary to the provisions of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 09 ...