THE Lapu-Lapu City government has already come up with a list of beneficiaries who are qualified to receive the P5,000 financial assistance from the city.A total of 83,941 persons…
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7,335 Cebu City houseowners get cash aid
Each of the 7,335 houseowners living in Cebu City received the P5,000 cash aid by city government after their homes were affected during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette (Rai).The h…
Chan orders joint distribution of cash aid
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has decided that the P5,000 cash assistance from the City for Typhoon Odette (Rai) victims will be distributed by both the City Social Welf…
Banks should ensure continued availability of cash at ATMs, online services
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reminds banks to ensure the availability of cash in their automated teller machines (ATMs) as the country celebrates the holiday season.In vie…
944 nurses from private hospitals get cash aid
AROUND 944 nurses working for Cebu’s private hospitals were given their second tranche of cash assistance through the Project Balik Buhay (PBB)’s SalBabida Program. The cash assistance they gave was for nurses handling coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients in various private hospitals across Cebu. The PBB SalBaBida Program was launched in July 2021 upon the initiative […]
260 Tuburan students get cash aid
AROUND 260 indigent public school students from Tuburan town, northwestern Cebu received cash assistance through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and a partylist. The cash assistance was formally given to the beneficiaries through a formal distribution led by Tuburan Vice Mayor Danilo Diamante, Representative Alfred Delos Santos of the Ang Probinsyano Partylist […]
Cash remittances up for 7th straight month in August
By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) increased for the seventh straight month as more host economies with high vaccination rates reopened. Cash remittances rose 5.1% to $2.609 billion in August from $2.483 billion a year earlier, based on data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday. “The growth […]
City to release 3-month cash aid for seniors
THE Cebu City Government will release another set of cash assistance for senior citizens on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. The P3,000 cash aid to be given this Saturday will represent the cash allocations for the months of July, August and September. The cash aid will be given through house-to-house distribution as a way to protect […]
Dexin China Announces 2021 Interim Revenue Up 68.5% to RMB13,071.0 Million
HONG KONG, Aug 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Dexin China Holdings Company Limited (“Dexin China” or the “Company”; stock code: 2019) has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. Improved Revenue Scale and ProfitabilityIn the first half of 2021, the Group has insisted on optimizing and […]
P9.1-B cash aid in Metro Manila released
ABOUT 81% or P9.1 billion out of the P11.2-billion financial assistance for Metro Manila residents affected by the recent two-week strict lockdown has already been released as of Aug. 24, the Presidential Palace said on Thursday. This means more than nine million beneficiaries have received cash assistance, Palace Spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. told a televised news briefing. He added that the national […]
Duterte approves P3.9 billion in additional cash assistance for Bataan, Laguna, NCR
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte approved an additional P3.873 billion for cash aid to poor families in the National Capital Region (NCR), Bataan and Laguna, which have been placed under the strictest lockdown settings, known as enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Budget Assistant Secretary Rolando U. Toledo said Thursday that “we just received this morning the approval […]
DBM releases P10.9-B for cash aid in Metro Manila
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Friday released P10.894 billion in funds for financial aid to be given to nearly 11 million residents in Metro Manila, which is under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until Aug. 20. Funds for the financial aid were sourced from the savings of the 2020 budget, DBM said […]
DoF rejects donor tax waiver on rewards for athletes
THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) has rejected proposals from Congress to waive the donor tax on gifts made to successful athletes like Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn F. Diaz, and to grant permanent tax exemptions for athletes’ winnings. When asked if he would entertain a proposal from legislators to grant such waivers and exemptions, Finance Secretary […]
Land Bank turns over cash cards for Cebu City’s senior citizens
THE Land Bank of the Philippine (LBP) turned over nearly 10,000 cash cards for Cebu City residents who are 60 years old and above to the City Government for an easy distribution of financial assistance on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. This was the second batch of cash cards turned over by the LBP to the […]
Peso climbs vs dollar as remittances grow in May
THE PESO rebounded versus the greenback on Tuesday on positive remittances data and expectations for slower inflation in the United States. The local unit closed at P50 per dollar, gaining 12 centavos from its P50.12 finish on Monday, based on data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines. The peso opened the session at P50.30 […]
Gov’t agencies improve budget usage in April
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES raised their cash utilization rates to 89% in April, up from 63% a year earlier, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The DBM said the National Government, local governments and state-owned firms used P1.082 trillion of the P1.219 trillion worth of notices of cash allocation (NCAs) issued to them in […]
PWDS to receive 5-month cash aid
THE Cebu City government is set to distribute cash assistance worth P5,000 to the city’s 12,000 registered persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Saturday, May 8, 2021. In his official Facebook page, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said the cash aid for the city’s PWDs is for the months of January to May this year. Labella […]
Around 99% of Mandaue’s senior citizens receive cash assistance
ALMOST all of Mandaue City’s senior citizens have already received the first tranche of the city government’s financial assistance on the last day of distribution on Friday, April 23, 2021. Lawyer Regal Oliva, Mandaue City Treasurer, said of the 24,100 senior citizens registered in the city, around 99 percent were able to receive the P4,000 […]
Osca to distribute 10,000 more cash cards to elderly
A TOTAL of 10,000 more cash cards will be distributed to people who are 60 years old and above in Cebu City. This was announced by Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (Osca) executive director Jeffrey Ocampo in an interview on Sunday, March 28, 2021. Ocampo said the Osca already transmitted the necessary documents to […]
Cebu City elderly set to receive P3K in cash assistance on March 27
THOUSANDS of Cebu City residents who are 60 years old and above will receive their P3,000 financial assistance starting March 27, 2021. This was announced by Mayor Edgardo Labella on Monday, March 15. The cash aid is for the months of January, February and March. The City Government provides annual cash aid of P12,000 to […]