NHA starts distribution of cash aid to Odette victims in Mandaue on Oct. 16

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/12/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The long wait is over. The National Housing Authority (NHA) is set to release the first tranche of the cash aid to Super Typhoon Odette victims in Mandaue City on Monday, October 16. …

P13.4-B cash aid coming for 2.5M rice farmers

Nestor Corrales 10/01/2023

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has approved the release of a total of P13.4 billion in financial assistance to rice farmers to help sustain their productivity amid the El Niño phenomenon and other challenges faced by the…

Cash subsidy for over 1,000 sari-sari store owners in Cebu to be released on Sept. 29

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The cash subsidy for qualified sari-sari store owners affected by the new price cap under Executive Order 39 of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may claim them today, September 29. The officials from the…

Senior citizens in Cebu City to receive financial assistance on September 29

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/27/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Close to 90,000 eligible senior citizens in Cebu City will receive their cash assistance on Friday, September 29, the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) said on Wednesday. Vicente Esmeña, former head…

DSWD: Still no funds for ‘inflation ayuda’

Dempsey Reyes 04/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday that the government’s promised cash aid to 9.3 million “poorest of the poor” cannot be distributed because it has yet to get the funds and…

First tranche of Mandaue seniors aid due for release this April

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/03/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Registered senior citizens in Mandaue City may already start to receive the first trance of their 2023 financial aid later this month, according to Councilor Jimmy Lumapas. Lumapas, the chairman of the Committee…

Almost 13K PWDs in Cebu City to receive 1st quarter aid starting March 30

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 12,953 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Cebu City are set to receive the first tranche of their 2023 cash aid from the city government on Thursday, March 30. Dr. Ester…

OSCA head: 88,227 senior citizens in Cebu City to receive P2,000 cash aid

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The scheduled start of the distribution of the senior citizen cash aid in Cebu City on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, will push through. That is according to the Office for the Senior Citizen’s…

Third group of Mandaue flood victims receive financial assistance

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/20/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Another batch of flood victims in Mandaue city were able to receive their financial assistance on Thursday, October 20. A total of 919 beneficiaries from barangays Alang-Alang, Maguikay, Tabok, and Casuntingan received P9,000…

OSCA head: P1.08 billion needed for the Cebu City Senior Citizen’s Program next year

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least P1.08 billion is needed to fund the release of cash aid to senior citizens in Cebu City in 2023. The amount is higher by 46 percent as compared to 2022’s approved…

Mandaue City to give P3K to every family affected by Sept 9 flooding

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — More than 5,000 families affected by the massive September 9 flooding in Mandaue City, will be receiving P3,000 financial assistance from the city government. A total of 5,623 families were affected by the…

DSWD-7 releases P94.6 million in educational assistance

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) targets to distribute educational assistance to about 5,000 students in the region during the last day of the payout for the cash…

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