Aid arrives for Lombok quake victims

AFP and Asia News Network 08/13/2018

Families remain in shelters JAKARTA — The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said Monday, as bodies were still being recovered from the ruins of destroyed buildings. The…

Osmeña to give legal aid to Tumulak

08/13/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will give full legal assistance to Councilor and Deputy Mayor for Police Matters Dave Tumulak. The councilor was charged by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) for allegedly…

SWAT team to MPG for return of cop cars’ repair aid — Tom

Nestle L. Semilla and Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/07/2018

THREATS, DECISIONS, CONDITIONS Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will reconsider his decision to cut the city government’s allocation of gasoline for Cebu City police vehicles if the team of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) deployed to secure…

Mental Health law seen to aid workplace

USJ-R Intern 07/31/2018

The recently passed Philippine Mental Health Law will aid companies in helping their employees deal with stress and other psychological problems experienced in the workplace. During the “Understanding Choices Forum on Mental Health” held in Cebu City,…

Fuel aid for PUJs in Aug.

Rosalie Abatayo 07/28/2018

PASSENGER jeepney drivers in Central Visayas may receive by next month the national government’s cash fuel subsidy as coursed through the Pantawid Pasada Program of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Asst. Transportation Secretary Mard de Leon told…

Repatriated female OFWs to get livelihood aid from Dole-7

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/19/2018

THE Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (Dole-7) is giving out livelihood assistance packages to 50 undocumented female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were recently repatriated. The aid worth P10,000 will include a rice retailing…

Female OFWs to get livelihood aid in Cebu City

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/19/2018

About 50 undocumented female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the Middle East are expected to receive P10,000 worth of rice retailing livelihood package and training from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) within the month. The…

Radaza assures aid for Lapu-Lapu City’s barangay and youth councils

Norman V. Mendoza 07/13/2018

Lapu-Lapu City officials led by Mayor Paz Radaza have gathered all its barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials at the Mactan Convention Hall this morning to orient them of the city’s programs and services that they can avail…

DSWD blames handling for spoiled food in Boracay aid packs

Inquirer.net 06/25/2018

ILOILO CITY — Food packs distributed to displaced residents of Boracay Island were contaminated during handling and hauling of the goods, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) confirmed. Rebecca Geamala, DSWD Western Visayas director, said…

Cebu City government to release second tranche of cash aid

Intern 06/07/2018

Almost 9,900 persons with disabilities (PWD) in all 80 barangays in Cebu City will receive their second tranche of financial assistance from the Cebu City Government on Saturday (June 9). The Cebu City government allocated P7,000 cash…

Only farmers with insurance can receive P15,000 cash aid

Rosalie Abatayo 06/04/2018

The Provincial Agriculture Office is determining how many farmers out of the 59 whose rice fields were totally damaged by tungro virus are insured. Provincial Agriculturist Roldan Saragena said only those farmers whose lands are insured are…

Legarda to DSWD: Expedite cash aid to poor families hit by TRAIN

Inquirer.net 06/03/2018

SENATOR Loren Legarda on Sunday said she has asked the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and their bank partners to expedite distribution of unconditional cash transfer (UCT) to families affected by skyrocketing prices amid the…

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