Latest in Social ServicesThe incoming Bangsamoro parliament’s top three priorities must be employment, education, and social services—including services for the more than 5 million Bangsamoro people living outside the BARMM who feel underserved by their own homeland’s government, Maranao leader Samira Gutoc said Monday.…
The Marcos administration’s proposed 2027 national budget of ₱7.2 trillion was built on one governing idea: that the money Filipinos contribute to government must find its way back to them as real, tangible services, Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon said Saturday. De Leon made the statement in…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has announced that the city government will release ₱476.488 million in allowances for senior citizens, solo parents, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) from January 28 to 30, 2026. Domagoso made the announcement during a Facebook livestream on…
The 2026 national budget is structured to address the country’s “minimum basic needs,” with priority spending focused on education, health, agriculture, social services, and job creation, Acting Budget Secretary Rolando Toledo said on Saturday, January 10. In an interview on DZRH News program…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Monday, December 15, announced the release of ₱648.84 million in cash assistance, benefits, and incentives covering students, city employees, health workers, and contract personnel during the flag-raising ceremony at Manila City Hall. Before…
Public health expert Dr. Tony Leachon urged the government on Saturday, December 6 to scrap the use of guarantee letters and shift to automatic PhilHealth payments, saying the current system forces patients to beg politicians for assistance. Speaking on DZRH News program Special on Saturday…
Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Monday, November 3, signed Ordinance No. 9145, approving the ₱25-billion 2026 Annual Budget of the City of Manila, with a clear focus on meeting the Minimum Basic Needs (MBN) of residents: healthcare, housing, education, and job creation. “For 2026, again…
Manila First District Councilor Joaquin Domagoso announced on Wednesday, August 13, that the City Council has approved three resolutions authorizing Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso to enter into agreements with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the implementation…
More than half of Manila’s elderly has already received their specialized supplemental milk on the second day of its roll-out, Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno announced on Wednesday, August 13. Fulfilling one of his top campaign platforms, Domagoso said 114,849 senior citizens from 472 barangays in…
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