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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 »

571,000 Manila families to get rice subsidy for quarantine extension

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 08:29 AM

Half a million families in the capital city will receive rice subsidies after the Holy Week to help tide them over during the extended Luzon lockdown, Mayor Isko Moreno said Thursday. Read more »

Gov't bars photocopies of social amelioration cards for COVID-19 aid program

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 12:46 PM

The government will reject photocopied social amelioration cards for its 2-month coronavirus emergency subsidy program for the poor, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Wednesday. Read more »

Pensioners excluded from gov't COVID-19 subsidy program: Nograles

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 11:04 AM

Nograles said while the elderly or senior citizens are among the target beneficiaries of the program, they should come from low-income families. Read more »

Pamimigay ng cash assistance sa mga sapul ng COVID-19 crisis umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:11 PM

Umarangkada na ang pamamahagi ng emergency subsidy sa gitna ng krisis sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Ilan sa mga unang nakatanggap ng subsidy na P5,000 hanggang P8,000 ang mga residente ng Paranaque. Read more »

Task force OKs guidelines on COVID-19 social amelioration measures

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 12:44 PM

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved a joint memorandum circular on social amelioration measures amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic raging across the country, a government official said Saturday. Read more »

Gov't agencies to sign joint circular on emergency subsidy for low income families

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 08:40 PM

The measure seeks to help defray the expenses of low income families amid the enhanced community quarantine implemented by the government to contain the fast spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Gov’t should give money to companies to retain, pay workers: business analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:15 PM

The government should ensure that companies do not lay off workers and keep paying them during the COVID-19 lockdown by channeling money through these firms, a business analyst said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Senate eyes special session to tackle food subsidies for poor families amid COVID-19 lockdown: Sotto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 04:46 PM

MANILA - The Senate is eyeing a special session to tackle a "food subsidy budget" for daily wage earners who need government support during the month-long lockdown in Luzon and local quarantine measures in other parts of the country, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday. Read more »

DOTr: More than 110,000 jeepney drivers received fuel subsidy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 01:45 PM

The Department of Transportation on Monday announced that more than 110,000 jeepney drivers have already received their fuel subsidy cards. Read more »

Bigas imbes na pera para sa 4Ps beneficiaries, aprubado ng Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 12:55 AM

Lusot na sa ikalawang pagbasa sa Senado ang panukalang imbes na pera, bigas na lang ang ibigay bilang rice subsidy sa mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Read more »

Lawmakers want to use rice subsidy of gov't agencies to buy palay from farmers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 02:33 AM

MANILA—The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will prioritize measures seeking to authorize the use of rice subsidy from different government agencies for the purchase of palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Wilfrido Enverga said Wednesday.   Read more »