ASSISTANCE. Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson (right) of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental turns over financial aid amounting to PHP10,000 to a former New People's Army rebel granted under the DSWD Assistance to Individual in Crisis Situation in rites held at the City Hall on Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023). The activity was witnessed by troops of the Philippine Army led by Col. Orlando Edralin (left), commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade.(Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - A total of 25 former rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental each received PHP10,000 in livelihood aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a report on Wednesday, the Philippine Army said the assistance was distributed in rites led by Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson, chair of the city's Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict; Col. Orlando Edralin, commander of th
CASH AID. Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua delivers his message during the distribution of financial assistance to 250 LGBTQIA+ group members in Virac town on Wednesday (June 15, 2022). He said the activity marks the start of a more inclusive annual celebration of Pride Month in the whole province. (Photo courtesy of Catanduanes provincial government ) LEGAZPI CITY - At least 250 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual (LGBTQIA+) members from Virac town in Catanduanes received on Wednesday the first-ever financial assistance from the provincial government. Nikko Templonuevo, provincial information officer, in an interview said the assistance is part of the celebration of Pride Month and as a statement that the LGBTQ+ community in Catanduanes is a recognized member of the society. "Each member received PHP2,000 cash assistance," Templonuevo said. When asked if the towns of the province would give a similar assistance, he said, "Wala pa po, for now as
CASH GRANT. Farmers in Northern Samar receive a PHP5,000 cash grant from the national government in Catarman town on Feb. 25, 2022. Nearly 2,000 rice farmers in Northern Samar have received the cash aid from the central government under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund - Rice Farmers Financial Assistance, the Department of Agriculture reported on Tuesday (March 1, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DA-Eastern Visayas) TACLOBAN CITY - Nearly 2,000 rice farmers in Northern Samar have received cash aid from the central government under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund - Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA), the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Tuesday. The 1,955 rice farmers who received the cash aid on February 25 were from the towns of Bobon, Catarman, Mondragon, Pambujan, and San Roque in Northern Samar. Each of them received the PHP5,000 cash assistance, Rodel Macapanas, assistant chief of the DA's regional planning, monitoring, and evaluation division s