THANKFUL RECIPIENT. Marigen Anislag, a mother of a Grade 12 pupil who received the Department of Social Welfare and Development cash educational assistance on behalf of her child, shows the money handed over to her on Saturday (Aug. 27, 2022) in Davao City. Anislag said the assistance is a great help to her child as they lost almost everything they have in a recent fire that hit their community in the city recently. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-11) DAVAO CITY - Some PHP27 million have been disbursed for the educational payout in Davao Region as of Aug. 27, the region's Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-11) said Tuesday. In a statement, DSWD-11 said the amount was given to around 11,023 students in various grade levels. The aid is under the DSWD's Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program, which has been extended to cover students in crisis or emergencies. Marigen Anislag, 46, a resident in this city, received PHP3,000 aid for her Grade 12 child.
Energy Development Corporation's Southern Negros Geothermal Project in Valencia, Negros Oriental. (PNA file photo) DUMAGUETE CITY - Young Negrenses are calling on the public to promote and engage in regenerative practices for the protection of the environment as they shared their personal experiences in vlogs which were cited in a contest that aims to recognize their creative content. The grand prize winner in the "GeoSkwela" vlogging tilt is April Joy Locsin, who received PHP20,000 cash for her vlog entitled Nature's Tripper, which covered topics on urban gardening, organic vegetable planting guides, recycling, and the natural wonders of Negros Occidental, a media release from the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) on Sunday said. Second placer Hans Cortes, who vlogged about his cycling passion and reducing air pollution received PHP10,000; Mariane Joy Balotaolo, third placer, who shared that her experience during Typhoon Sendong turned her into an eco-warrior, rec
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Some 3,056 displaced or disadvantaged workers in Pangasinan have benefitted from the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) community-based package of assistance that provides emergency employment for them from Sept. 1 to 21. In a phone interview on Wednesday, DOLE Ilocos information officer Justin Paul Marbella said DOLE has released a total of PHP13.5 million for the wages of workers who were tapped for cash-for-work services under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay Para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. "The workers labored for sanitation and disinfection services in their home barangays. To protect them in their discharge of duties, the workers were also given personal protective equipment and micro-insurance," he said. In partnership with the local government units, the program also aims to help in alleviating the threats of the coronavirus disease 2019 in Pangasinan. Sta. Maria town has 257 workers, with each worker earnin