(File photo) MANILA - Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel has asked Malacanang to include in the proposed 2023 national budget the extra PHP25 billion needed to pay for the PHP500 increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens. "We are hoping that the PHP25 billion will be factored into the budget bill that the Palace is scheduled to submit to Congress on August 22," Pimentel said in a news release on Sunday. "Government has no choice but to provide funds to pay for the pension increase." "We have to augment the allowance of poor seniors so that they can meet their daily subsistence, including health maintenance needs, considering the soaring cost of food and other basic commodities," he added. Pimentel said under Section 25 of the Constitution, "Congress may not increase the appropriations recommended by the President for the operation of the government as specified in the budget." "Congress can cut the budget, but we can'
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (File photo) MANILA - The government will be using existing funds from the 2022 national budget to grant cash aid to qualified beneficiaries most affected by the impact of inflation, Malacanang said Tuesday. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles made this remark after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced that it has approved PHP4.1 billion in funds for cash transfer to Filipino families most affected by rising commodity prices. On Tuesday, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government is also eyeing to include election workers, mostly public school teachers, in its targeted cash transfer (TCT) program. Cruz-Angeles said the Palace will leave it to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to make announcements in relation to the TCT program. "Ang pagsasaad niyan at pagsasabuhay niyan, pag-execute niyan ay nandun pa rin sa kalihim ng DSWD. Hintayin po natin kung meron po siyang babaguhin o
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin T. Tulfo announced today that the Department will continue to distribute the P500 cash
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, June 29, said it has started the distribution of P500 monthly subsidy per family to help the poor cushion the impact of higher prices of fuel and basic goods. Under the Targeted Cash Transfer (TCT)
As part of its initiatives to help improve the living condition of the elderly sector in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supported the call of various groups and individuals to expand the country’s Social Pension Program and amend the Republic Act No. 9994 or