Mayor Suan warns TUPAD beneficiaries vs persons collecting fees
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan has warned beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) against unscrupulous individuals who are illegally collecting money from them. This is after Suan received reports about alleged TUPAD coordinators collecting P200 to P500 from TUPAD beneficiaries for still unclear reasons. Suan clarified that […] The post Mayor Suan warns TUPAD beneficiaries vs persons collecting fees appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Order expanding senior discounts on groceries signed
Senior citizens and persons with disabilities will soon enjoy a higher special discount when buying basic necessities and prime commodities each week......»»
US warns China against armed attack on Philippines
Washington, DC [US], March 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Tuesday, stating that any "armed" attack on Philippine vessels in the South China Sea would activate a mutual self-defence agreement between Washington and Manila, underscoring the escalating tensions in the region that could potentially embroil the United States in conflict with Beijing, as reported by The New York Times. Despite th.....»»
DSWD introduces 3 schemes to distribute financial aid
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — To fast-track the distribution of financial assistance to social pension beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) issued Memorandum Circular No. 17, introducing three delivery schemes. This includes cash advances of special disbursing officers (SDOs) of the agency, door-to-door delivery for beneficiaries in critical condition, and the transfer of.....»»
Retirement Benefit Remains the Most Availed SSS benefit reaching P156.7 B in 2023
The Social Security System (SSS) said it released P156.7 billion in retirement benefits to 2.2 million members in 2023 making it the most availed SSS benefit last year. SSS Vice President for Benefits Administration Division Joy A. Villacorta said that of the 4.7 million benefits disbursed to pensioners, members, and their beneficiaries in 2023, nearly […].....»»
592 agrarian beneficiaries receive e-titles during BPSF launch in Leyte
A total of 592 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from 21 Leyte towns and a city received their individual land titles as the Marcos administration launched simultaneously on Saturday, September 23, the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) in four provinces in the country......»»
Marcos distributes cash aid to 2,000 beneficiaries in Negros Occidental
Marcos distributes cash aid to 2,000 beneficiaries in Negros Occidental.....»»
E. Samar farmers finish farm business school
Thirty-three members of an agrarian reform beneficiaries organization (ARBO) from a remote farming village in this fifth class municipality completed the Farm Business School (FBS) of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)......»»
40 ka LGU ming-nominate og beneficiaries sa ‘Negosyo’
40 ka LGU ming-nominate og beneficiaries sa ‘Negosyo’.....»»
Lapu-Lapu CBDRP grads get livelihood aid
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Ninety-six individuals who completed the Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) received P5,000 cash each from Lapu-Lapu City’s Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO). The distribution of the livelihood assistance was held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the City Sports Complex. The beneficiaries of.....»»
4Ps cash aid through e-wallets eyed
Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps will soon receive their cash aid through e-wallets......»»
1,182 Aklan households ‘graduate’ from 4Ps
At least 1,182 household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Aklan “successfully graduated” from the 4Ps this month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development reported yesterday......»»
4Ps beneficiaries attend financial literacy orientation
Some 58 beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) attended the orientation for the pilot implementation of the 4Ps Digital Financial Literacy Program on Saturday (February 24) at the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Central Office Auditorium in Quezon City. Representatives from the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP); Bank of the Philippine Islands […].....»»
4Ps beneficiaries learn digital financial literacy from experts
Some 58 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries learn the importance of digital literacy and savings during the pilot implementation of the 4Ps Digital Financial Literacy Program on Saturday (February 24) at the DSWD Central Office Auditorium, Quezon City. Resource speakers from Landbank of the Philippines (LBP), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation, and […].....»»
Marcos cool to rice instead of money as 4Ps aid
The government will still consider the proposal to give rice instead of cash aid to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program even if President Marcos and Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian think it may be logistically difficult......»»
SC ruling favors spouse in pension case
Should a spouse who marries a member of the Social Security System after the latter suffers a total and permanent disability qualify for a survivorship pension? Or should a provision of the social security law that says only the primary beneficiaries ‘as of the date of disability’ shall be entitled to receive a monthly pension prevail?.....»»
DSWD: Giving cash more practical than bags of rice
The Department of Social Welfare and Development stands by its position that it is “more practical and efficient” to give the P600/month rice subsidy to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in cash rather than actual bags of rice......»»
Grievance system in 4Ps needs improvement – PIDS
The government needs to enhance the capability of staff in handling complaints and concerns of beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, as well as improve data management for better implementation of the conditional cash transfer program, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies......»»
Marcos to consider giving rice instead of cash to 4Ps beneficiaries – DA exec
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will seriously consider a suggestion to provide rice, rather than cash, to recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Department of Agriculture (DA) Usec. Roger Navarro revealed this in a press conference that followed a meeting between agriculture officials and the President in Malacañang on Tuesday. “It.....»»
50,000 CARP beneficiaries in Nasugbu to lose land
At least 50,000 farmers in Nasugbu, Batangas, who were beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, face eviction following a ruling of the Department of Agrarian Reform canceling their certificates of land ownership awards......»»
TIMwork makes the dream work
Tim recently celebrated his birthday, and, as expected, was feted in a string of parties. But he spent his actual birthday detached from the social whirl — at the Bahay ni Maria with the elderly, and after that, with children/beneficiaries of Smile Train......»»