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Robredo proposes 'ambitious' P500-B COVID response plan

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 07:09 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday gave more details about her "ambitious" COVID-19 response plan that requires at least P500 billion for the payment of all government debts in hospitals and the establishment of a "modern network" for the distribution of cash aid, among other programs. Read more »

DILG says ready to take over ECQ ayuda distribution from disorganized LGUs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 05:43 PM

The DILG on Tuesday said it is ready to carry out President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to take over the distribution of cash aid in disorganized LGUs. Read more »

Pasig spends P88.24M for food packs for families without cash aid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 10 07:07 PM

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday said the local government has spent P88.24 million for the purchase of food packs for 260,000 families who would fail to receive cash aid from the national government. Read more »

Roque: As lockdown eases, government to stop COVID-19 cash aid in June

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:52 PM

But Roque stressed that the second tranche of the government’s Social Amelioration Program would still be handed out to qualified beneficiaries. Read more »

'Kupit-19'? DOJ says to prioritize probe on 'sinister' COVID-19 cash aid fraud

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 04:36 PM

The Department of Justice said Wednesday it would prioritize investigating complaints against local officials tagged in the allegedly fraudulent distribution of cash aid meant to help the poorest families cope with the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

‘May suweldo sila’: Cynthia Villar questions giving cash aid to middle class during pandemic

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 08:28 PM

Villar on Tuesday said government should not provide financial assistance to the middle class because people classified as such are still salaried workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Freelancers, movie workers in dire need of cash aid for industry 'survival': FDCP

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 01:40 PM

Freelancers and workers in the entertainment industry also need cash aid given that the sector is among those fighting for "survival" as the coronavirus crisis continues to upend lives, the head of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) said Friday. Read more »

Application errors delay SSS aid: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 12:11 PM

The Social Security System said Thursday online application errors were slowing down the distribution of its cash aid for 3.4 million workers of small businesses. Read more »

Cash aid second tranche only for areas under enhanced quarantine: Palace

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Updated as of May 14 11:15 AM

The second tranche of government cash aid for the poorest families is reserved for residents of areas that will stay under enhanced community quarantine or ECQ, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson said Thursday. Read more »

Pangilinan: Extend COVID-19 cash aid to over 2 million displaced workers, OFWs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 12:54 PM

MANILA - Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Monday urged the executive branch to extend its cash aid program for formal sector employees and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were displaced due the work stoppage during the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

'Aplikasyon para sa DOLE cash aid palawigin kasabay ng lockdown extension'

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 07:34 PM

Kasabay ng pagpapalawig sa enhanced community quarantine sa maraming bahagi ng bansa kontra pagkalat ng COVID-19, nagmamakaawa naman ang ilang "no-work-no-pay" workers ng ayuda sa pamahalaan.  Read more »

1 in 4 beneficiaries have received cash aid from national gov't: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 12:48 PM

MANILA - About 1 in 4 beneficiaries have received the first tranche of the national government's cash aid to help the poorest of Filipinos cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday.  Read more »

Gov't releases P92.41 billion in cash aid 2 weeks before end of Luzon lockdown: report

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 01:27 PM

MANILA - The government has released P92.41 billion in cash aid for poor families and displaced workers during the coronavirus crisis, 2 weeks before the scheduled end of Luzon's enhanced community quarantine, according to a Palace document released Monday. Read more »

LandBank releases P16 billion in cash aid to Philippines' poorest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 09:56 AM

The Land Bank of the Philippines said Thursday it distributed P16 billion in cash aid to millions of poor families to help them cope with the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »

Pasig City, maglalaan ng P1-bilyong cash aid para sa kanilang mga residente

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 09:33 PM

Halos 260,000 na pamilya ang nakatira sa Pasig City, pero 93,000 na pamilya lang ang bibigyan ng cash aid ng DSWD.    Read more »

Sotto wants Senate probe on delayed implementation of national ID system

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 10:32 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Tuesday he will seek an investigation into the delayed implementation of the National ID System, saying the policy could have eased the distribution of cash aid for 18 million poor families during the coronavirus lockdown. Read more »

Government approves cash aid for small businesses' workers

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 11:49 AM

For small businesses' workers, the cash aid will be distributed in 2 tranches from May 1 to 15, and from May 16 to 30, the Cabinet official said. Read more »

In report to Congress, Duterte says 10 pct of promised cash aid for poor families released

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 10:28 PM

The national government continues to churn relief packages and call for a moratorium on loan collections two weeks since President Rodrigo Duterte was given special powers to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Cash aid for COVID-19 lockdown: Labor dept seeks patience for 'slight delay'

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Updated as of Apr 06 10:58 AM

The Department of Labor and Employment on Monday appealed for patience from hundreds of thousands who applied for cash aid to get them through the COVID-19 lockdown, saying it was working to overcome delays. Read more »

Cash aid for workers: Labor dept secures funding to start program

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 04:24 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday it secured P2 billion in funding for cash aid to workers affected by the COVID-19 lockdown.  Read more »