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Gatchalian tells DepEd to speed up distribution of Bayanihan 2 subsidies

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 01:19 PM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Education to speed up its distribution of subsidies under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act to students in basic education. Read more »

ECC resumes cash aid distribution to coronavirus-stricken workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 11:49 AM

The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) said Friday it resumed processing applications of financial assistance to workers who had contracted COVID-19. Read more »

Wall Street climbs to record as fiscal aid bill signed

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 09:31 AM

US stocks rallied on Monday, with each of Wall Street's main indexes closing at record levels as President Donald Trump's signing of a long-awaited $2.3 trillion pandemic aid bill increased optimism for an economic recovery. Read more »

US House approves $2,000 coronavirus aid checks sought by Trump

Susan Cornwell and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 08:28 AM

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate. Read more »

Global shares edge up as Trump signs $2.3 trillion aid bill

Hideyuki Sano, Reuters
Posted at Dec 28 03:23 PM

Global shares climbed on Monday after US President Donald Trump signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, backing down from his earlier threat to block the bipartisan bill. Read more »

Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting gov't shutdown

Steve Holland and Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 28 12:24 PM

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown in a crisis of his own making. Read more »

2020 weather disasters boosted by climate change: report

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 08:07 AM

The ten costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting a long-term impact of global warming, according to a report Monday.   Read more »

How to deal with Christmas blues this pandemic

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 03:16 AM

Christmas blues -- the depression due to loneliness during the holidays -- may had hit many this year and worse than before due to the lockdown and other restrictions, said Dr. Jerome Go, a psychiatrist from the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 02:39 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

With great power comes...

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 03:51 PM

Clad in Spiderman suit, Adones Oppus, a long-distance runner who works as a cook, distributes gifts and candies to homeless children along Roxas Boulevard in Manila Read more »

‘Happy Island’ tour guides sa Catanduanes, nanawagan ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 06:30 PM

Madalas ang pag-ulan sa Catanduanes dahil sa amihan na nagdudulot ng landslides, baha at pagkaantala sa power restoration. Read more »

After months of inaction, US Congress approves $892-B COVID-19 relief package

Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan, Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 01:43 PM

The US Congress on Monday approved an $892 billion coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation's pandemic-battered economy after months of inaction, while also keeping the federal government funded. Read more »

This auction raised a total Php 9.3 million for Cagayan and the orphans of Cribs

ANCX Staff
Posted at Dec 18 02:30 PM

Julius Babao and company put up an art auction to help fund a permanent evacuation center in Cagayan    Read more »

World Bank extends $900-M loan to aid in pandemic recovery, boost PH competitiveness

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 01:16 PM

World Bank said Thursday its board approved a $900 million loan facility for the Philippines to support two projects aimed at raising competitiveness and fast-tracking the country's recovery from the pandemic and natural disasters. Read more »

House to continue probe into Cagayan floodings during Congressional break

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 05:27 PM

The House of Representatives will continue its probe into the deadly flooding in Cagayan Valley region during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, according to a lawmaker, even as Congress goes on break for the holiday. Read more »

These companies banded together to help Filipino families celebrate Christmas

Unilever
Posted at Dec 16 11:12 AM

Seeing the impact of the health crisis on income and food access, leading food companies put together a program to help provide Noche Buena for families in need. Read more »

The reality of hunger in the Philippines

Brand Aid
Posted at Dec 15 04:44 PM

Saying that you are hungry is a common thing to say in conversation, but have you ever truly felt real hunger? Read more »

How US pandemic aid attracted hordes of gleeful and gutsy scammers

Stacy Cowley, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 10 10:10 AM

Chris Hurn wasn’t surprised scammers were trying to get government money. An enormous relief effort like the $523 billion Paycheck Protection Program is bound to attract grifters. What shocked him was the brazen glee of the scammers who got money anyway. Read more »

UN warns 2021 shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 05 07:18 AM

NEW YORK - Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must not trample poor countries in a "stampede for vaccines" to combat the coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials told the 193-member UN General Assembly on Friday. Read more »

P5,000 cash aid para sa contractual workers ng Maynila kasado na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 11:25 AM

Makatatanggap ng P5,000 financial assistance mula sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Maynila ang mga job order at contractual worker ng munisipyo.   Read more »