CEBU CITY — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center to develop a robust pipeline of PPP projects for local government units (LGUs) and partner institutions. The part…
MANILA — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of 178 new Public Attorney (PA) positions across the country to improve access to justice and the delivery of legal services to the people. The new positions, which inclu…
MANILA — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will stage the first Film Education Convention (FilmEC) on September 17 to 18 at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Aside from screening short films by students, the FilmEC will ga…
PALO — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to 152 beneficiaries on Thursday as part of an initiative to fight involuntary hunger among low-income households. Eduardo Punay, DSWD U…
MANILA — Around PHP952.660-million in financial assistance, services, loan assistance, and subsidies were distributed to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the El Niño phenomenon in Palawan and Marinduque. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the dis…
MALASIQUI — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has allocated PHP1.9 billion for the Tulong Panghanap-buhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) and PHP89 million for the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program (DILP) in the Ilocos Re…
MANILA — The Department Of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday thanked the Singaporean government for promoting the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Singapore as both nations celebrate Friendship Week. The celebration, held from July 18…
MALASIQUI — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan has partnered with several businesses to offer up to 70 percent discounts on school supplies until the first week of August this year through its annual “Back-to-School” Diskwento Ca…
MANILA — The Philippines has won the prestigious Best Ports of Call 2024 award at the 10th Asia Cruise Awards in Jeju Island, South Korea, amid the government’s intensified efforts to boost the country’s cruise tourism. The Department of Tourism (DOT)…
TACLOBAN CITY — At least 30 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Matuguinao, Samar, will soon own houses through the “Saad nga Balay” (promised housing) program. Mayor Aran Boller announced on Thursday that site preparation is now ongoing …