4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (384+ words) Qualified export-oriented enterprises (EOEs) may claim refunds on value-added tax (VAT) paid on eligible local purchases and importations while waiting for the issuance of their Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) VAT zero-rating certifications during the transitory period,…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (301+ words) A total of 300 partner-beneficiaries of Project LAWA at BINHI in Davao Oriental have completed a 20-day cash-for-training (CFT) and cash-for-work (CFW) engagement, receiving PHP3.06 million from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Davao Region while gaining skills to strengthen…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (325+ words) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reaffirmed its commitment to extend social protection to families and communities in need across Cotabato province. Speaking at the culmination of the province’s 112th Foundation Anniversary and Kalivungan Festival on Tuesday, Secretary Rex…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (249+ words) The Department of Justice-Parole and Probation Administration (DOJ-PPA) in Eastern Visayas is expanding its livelihood program for probationers through the establishment of canteens in state universities and colleges in the region. Following years of successful operation of the “Kusina ni…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (287+ words) Some 33,810 indigent and vulnerable residents of Benguet province will receive rice assistance under the Bagong Pilipinas rice program, with the first tranche now being distributed, the provincial government said Friday. Governor Melchor Diclas said each qualified beneficiary will receive 10 kilograms…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (354+ words) A total of 141,421 Group 2 beneficiaries or near-poor households in Negros Island Region (NIR) have received PHP2,000 cash aid each in the initial rollout of the national government’s Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food, and Transport Assistance (UPLIFT). Data from the Department…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (244+ words) Six community associations in Dinagat Islands received more than PHP3.6 million in livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) from July to August, strengthening poultry and egg production enterprises and benefiting 139 members. “The six associations from Libjo, Tubajon,…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (231+ words) The Negros Occidental provincial government has purchased PHP170.999 million worth of rice supply for distribution to poor and near-poor households using the Local Government Support Fund-Financial Assistance (LGSF-FA) granted by the national government. Data on Friday showed the procurement covers 251,470 sacks…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bicol has distributed PHP4.296 million in financial assistance to 2,148 qualified beneficiaries in Masbate City under the first tranche of the Unified Package in Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program. Each beneficiary…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (353+ words) A total of 386,673 families and beneficiaries in Negros Oriental are expected to receive rice assistance from the national government in the coming months under the Bawat Bayan Makikinabang program, Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria said Monday. Sagarbarria bared this during President Ferdinand…...