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ASSISTANCE. Beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental receive their assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in March 2022. All recipients of the program are monitored by their respective local governments to determine the technical assistance they need for referral to concerned government agencies.(Photo courtesy of Maricar Calubiran) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided over PHP25 million in transitory support family package (TSFP) and livelihood settlement grant to 388 families of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program in Western Visayas (Region 6) during the first half of 2022. DSWD 6 Promotive Services Division Chief Luna Moscoso, in a phone interview on Friday, said 106 of the target 500 families assessed last year received their support package. Subsequently, 101 of them were provided with livelihood grants, amounting to PHP9 million. As of ....
FIRE VICTIMS. Rodrigo Duterte II, representing the Office of Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, leads the distribution of various assistance to some 174 fire-affected families in Dumalag Uno, Matina Aplaya, Friday (August 5, 2022). The fire victims received lunch packs, grocery items, and clothing. (PNA photo by Che Palicte) DAVAO CITY-At least 174 families affected by the recent fire in Dumalag Uno, Matina Aplaya here received assistance from the government Friday. Rodrigo Duterte II, representing the Office of Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, led the distribution of lunch packs, grocery items, and clothing to the affected families. Duterte said they will also provide cash assistance to the victims and that they are only waiting for the final list of beneficiaries from the City Social Welfare and Development Office. "We thanked the friends of Congressman Pulong for the donated clothes and underwear to the victims. The donation was through his Pulong-pulong ni ....
TRANSITION PERIOD. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte joins other cabinet executives in the post-SONA economic briefing on Tuesday (July 26, 2022). She assured the public that learners and schools will be given a transition period before the in-person learning setup for the upcoming school year. (PNA photo: Avito Dalan) MANILA - Learners must be provided with mental wellness support to help them cope with the post-pandemic transition to in-person learning, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte said Tuesday. During a post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) forum, Duterte said the Department of Education (DepEd) has advised its regional offices to make this service available for learners. "We instructed our regional offices to coordinate with their local mental health associations, in their psychiatric societies to come up with mental wellness support for our learners who for the past two years, only knew of the online classroom, and now they are ....
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will provide this city's Sacol Island with an Internet connection. DICT 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) Director Maria Teresa Camba said Saturday that the unused tower in Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay would be installed on Sacol Island. She said once the tower is installed, Sacol Island could get an Internet signal from the nearest DICT relay station in Barangay Talon-Talon. The island, which consists of barangays Landang Gua, Landang Laum, Busay, and Pasilmanta, has elementary and secondary schools. It is one of Zamboanga City's sources of seafood. Camba said they could complete the installation of the needed infrastructure by the third quarter of this year and finally provide free Internet service to the barangays, schools, and health centers. "To the residents, rest assured DICT will provide connectivity on the island," she said, adding that the move is in line with the department's mission ....
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will provide this city's Sacol Island with an internet connection. DICT 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) Director Maria Teresa Camba said Saturday that the unused tower in Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay would be installed on Sacol Island. She said once the tower is installed, Sacol Island could get an internet signal from the nearest DICT relay station in Barangay Talon-Talon. The island, which consists of barangays Landang Gua, Landang Laum, Busay, and Pasilmanta, has elementary and secondary schools. It is one of Zamboanga City's sources of seafood. Camba said they could complete the installation of the needed infrastructure by the third quarter of this year and finally provide free internet service to the barangays, schools, and health centers. "To the residents, rest assured DICT will provide connectivity on the island," she said, adding that the move is in line with the department's mission ....