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Published December 11, 2020, 2:41 PM The Parañaque City government started the distribution of bags of rice to more than 12,000 members of the tricycle operators and drivers’ association (TODA) and pedicab operators and drivers’ association (TODA) affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to Mayor Edwin Olivarez, about 446 PODA and TODA groups in the city were mostly affected by the pandemic. The local government will be distributing a total of 8,500 bags of rice donated to the city by the People’s Republic of China headed by Ambassador Huang Xilian and the Philippine...

SunStar + December 11, 2020 THE Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) in Bacolod City is still waiting for the final list of low-income families from various barangays affected by the lockdown since September 11, 2020. Paceto Tero, head of DSSD, said Friday, December 11, the barangays were tasked to submit lists of affected families within their barangays affected by the lockdown so they can avail of the P6,000 financial assistance under Republic Act 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2). She said families of positive patients, including their ...

Business, consumer sentiment up in Q4

(Part 2) We shall remember the pandemic as the period in which Vietnam surpassed the Philippines in GDP per capita.  The IMF reported in October, 2020, that the GDP per capita of Vietnam was at $3,945 while that of the Philippines decreased to $3,373.  Vietnam has done an excellent job of limiting the negative impact of the pandemic with close to  zero death and has improved its agricultural productivity more successfully than the Philippines.  It also has attracted much more Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) than we have.  This post-pandemic reality of Vietnam joining Singapore, Malaysi...

(MANILA BULLETIN) NBI Officer-In-Charge Director Eric Distor said on Wednesday, Dec. 9, the NBI’s Anti-Graft Division (NBI-AGD) filed the complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Barangay 02 Chairman Marlon Aquino. Under the complaint, Aquino is accused of violating Republic Act 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; falsification of official documents under the Revised Penal Code (RPC); technical malversation under the RPC; and violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. Distor said the case was filed following inves...