Pope Francis urges aid to migrants and end to Libya fighting

06/15/2020

VATICAN CITY  — Pope Francis on Sunday urged political and military leaders in Libya to end their hostilities and called on the international community to take “to heart” the plight of migrants trapped in the lawless nation.…

Labella wants protocol studied for PWDs aid distribution

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that before the city could distribute the financial assistance to persons with disability (PWDs), the city would have to refine the protocols for the distribution. In a…

Cebu moms use barter group to raise baby essentials for mom in need

Raul Constantine L. Tabano 06/01/2020

MOALBOAL, CEBU — Dang Tirol was surfing through a famous Facebook barter group for things for her 6-month-old baby when a comment caught her attention. The comment read: “Hello ka-group. Hoping unta ko nga naa’y willing mo-donate ug diaper…

Cebu City government to aid enrollment in public schools starting June 1

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is willing to help public schools here during the enrollment process that the Department of Education (DepEd) announced will push through from June 1 to June 30, 2020. City…

Beko Pilipinas teams up with orgs, LGUs for frontliners, communities aid

PR 05/18/2020

Manila, Philippines — While hundreds of lives had already been claimed by COVID-19—not only in the Philippines but around the world—our frontliners still go out and risk their own lives on the line to serve others. Everyday,…

PWD, one of poorest of the poor in Lapu, gets gov’t aid

Immae Lachica 05/10/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Amid the controversies circling around the distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in the city of Lapu-Lapu, one unqualified beneficiary was still able to get some aid from the government all thanks…

Cainta mayor auctions off sneakers to provide aid to constituents

Cathrine Gonzales 04/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — In order to raise more funds for Cainta residents who were adversely affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, Mayor Johnielle Keith Pasion Nieto has decided to put some of his personal belongings for…

DOLE to give cash aid to 350,000 workers affected by ECQ by April 14

Daphne Galvez 04/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is aiming to give cash assistance to about 350,000 formal and informal workers who were not able to go to work due to the enhanced community quarantine…

Corrupt officials who dip into COVID-19 aid will be arrested – Duterte

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 03/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines— President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday threatened to arrest officials who would abuse their powers in distributing aid to the public as the country grappled to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a televised address,…

For hippo Fiona’s 3rd birthday, zoo seeks aid for Australia

01/24/2020

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo is using the third birthday of its beloved hippo, born premature, as a way to raise money for Australian wildlife affected by the recent bushfires. Instead of sending birthday gifts for Fiona, the Ohio…

Cebu province to send help to Taal

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government is planning to send help to the families displaced by the continuing unrest of Taal Volcano in Batangas. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in an interview in the sidelines of Sinulog…

Mindanao quake survivors grow desperate for aid

Edwin Fernandez, Eldie Aguirre, Germelina Lacorte, Williamor Magbanua 11/03/2019

MAKILALA, Cotabato, Philippines — Scores of villagers displaced by three recent earthquakes that struck Mindanao were growing desperate for help and have taken their appeal for aid to roadsides as the government and private groups struggled to…

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