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DOLE proposes P10,000 cash aid to 150,000 OFWs as coronavirus crisis continues

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Posted at Apr 07 06:41 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday it proposed to the national government of giving financial assistance to some 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Revilla: Gov't should focus on first wave of COVID-19 cash aid, cover more families

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 05:35 PM

Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday urged the executive branch to limit the distribution of cash aid to a single month, instead of 2 months, to cover more low-income households in need of assistance during the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Go wants one-time cash aid for LGUs to cushion COVID-19 impact

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 11:37 AM

The national government should give local government units a "one-time financial assistance" to help cities and municipalities cover costs of relief distribution and other programs to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a senator said Thursday. Read more »

Low interest loans available for small businessmen post-lockdown: trade chief

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Posted at Apr 03 09:26 AM

Small and medium enterprises can avail of loans up to P500,000 to reboot from the coronavirus lockdown, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Friday. Read more »

PNP: Troublemakers behind QC ruckus

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Updated as of Apr 01 08:45 PM

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday a group was behind the commotion in Quezon City that led to the arrest of several residents who were calling for support from the government amid the Luzon-wide lockdown. Read more »

Marikina distributes P2,500 aid to workers displaced by COVID-19

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 05:33 PM

MANILA - Some 250 Marikina City residents who work in commercial establishments have each received P2,500 in financial aid under the social amelioration program of the local government as the lockdown in Luzon continued. Read more »

Makati gives cash aid to solo parents amid Luzon lockdown

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Posted at Mar 28 02:56 PM

The Makati City government said Saturday it would provide financial assistance to solo parents affected by the enhanced community quarantine imposed in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

Pasig announces P55.5-million cash aid for city's public transport drivers amid COVID-19 lockdown

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Posted at Mar 26 08:05 PM

The Pasig City government said Thursday it would give financial support to 18,500 public transport drivers affected by the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.   Read more »

Private sector workers to receive P5,000 aid amid COVID-19 pandemic - DOLE

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Updated as of Mar 25 06:01 PM

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Wednesday it would provide a lump-sum cash aid amounting to P5,000 to private sector workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.   Read more »

Cash aid, repatriation offered to OFWs displaced by coronavirus pandemic: labor chief

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Posted at Mar 25 10:56 AM

Overseas Filipino workers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 and are still abroad are entitled to cash aid and may request for repatriation, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday. Read more »

USAID pledges funds to PH in fight vs coronavirus

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Posted at Mar 05 01:00 PM

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged millions of dollars of financial assistance to several countries, including the Philippines, to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic.   Read more »

Quake-hit families in Davao del Sur get P10-million aid

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Posted at Dec 30 11:17 PM

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday led the distribution of some P10 million in financial assistance to families affected by a string of earthquakes in Davao del Sur. Read more »

Mga humihingi ng medical aid maagang nagpunta sa PAGCOR office

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Updated as of Nov 18 10:55 PM

Muling lumapit sa tanggapan ng PAGCOR ang mga humihingi ng medical financial assistance matapos buksang muli ang opisina nito. Read more »

Pagcor tatanggap na ulit ng aplikasyon para sa medical aid simula Lunes

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Posted at Nov 17 04:14 PM

Tatanggap na ulit ang Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation ng aplikasyon para sa medical financial assistance simula Lunes, Nobyembre 18. Read more »

Mag-asawang nameke ng dokumento para makakuha ng ayuda sa Pagcor, timbog

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Posted at Nov 14 05:27 AM

MAYNILA—Inaresto ang isang mag-asawa dahil umano sa pamemeke ng dokumento para makatanggap ng tulong pinansiyal mula sa Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). Read more »

PAGCOR to stop accepting applications for medical aid

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Updated as of Nov 13 07:10 PM

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Wednesday announced it will stop accepting applications for medical financial assistance due a recent fraud attempt. Read more »

PAGCOR di muna tatanggap ng aplikasyon para sa medical aid

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Updated as of Nov 13 05:51 PM

Inihayag ng Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation ngayong Miyerkoles na ititigil muna nila ang pagtanggap ng aplikasyon para sa medical financial assistance. Read more »

Hontiveros proposes to change name of Malasakit Centers

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 03:49 PM

MANILA - Minority Sen. Risa Hontiveros suggested that the name of Malasakit Center, a pet project of Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, be modified to reflect its functions. Read more »

Bong Go's Malasakit Center gets closer to institutionalization

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Posted at Sep 18 04:53 PM

The House health committee on Wednesday approved a substitute bill seeking the institutionalization of Malasakit Centers, project Sen. Christopher Go's pet project that was dubbed by a left-leaning lawmaker as a "partisan front." Read more »

Manila to give P500 monthly allowance to 12th graders, PWDs, solo parents, seniors

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 05:17 PM

MANILA — Public school students, senior citizens, persons with disability and solo parents in the capital city will now get a P500 monthly allowance under separate ordinances Manila Isko Moreno signed Thursday.   Read more »