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The implementing rules and regulations for the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program are out, although distribution of the aid has not yet started, according to the agency in charge of AKAP, the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The DSWD has been allocated P26.7 billion under the national budget this year to implement AKAP, whose intended beneficiaries are low-income minimum wage earners who have been severely affected by rising inflation.
MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker yesterday allayed fears of some sectors that the proposed economic provisions in the Constitution will remove self-regulation and editorial independence in the advertising industry.
The country marks World Press Freedom Day today as the manhunt continues for former corrections chief Gerald Bantag, who is wanted for the murder of broadcaster Percival Mabasa or Percy Lapid. Mabasa was gunned down on Oct. 3, 2022 near his home in Las Piñas, with the suspicion quickly focusing on Bantag, who had been the subject of Mabasa’s critical commentary.
A public health advocate first sounded the alarm recently, saying several doctors were prescribing medicines from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for expensive gifts including luxury vehicles.
Whether two-wheeled, three- or four-wheeled, why do people buy their own vehicles in the National Capital Region? Because mass transportation is acutely inadequate and is not interconnected. In southern Metro Manila, the situation has become worse following the five-year shutdown of the commuter train service. The ever-increasing vehicle density in the NCR has not been matched by a corresponding expansion in the road network, except for a handful of toll roads that few motorists use because of the steep rates.
MANILA, Philippines — BDO announces merger with SM Keppel Land Inc., with BDO as the surviving entity.
The annual stockholders’ meeting of SHELL PILIPINAS CORPORATION will be held virtually on May 14, 2024, Tuesday, 2 p.m. through the Shell Operated Webcast.
Hinangaan ang isang estudyante mula sa Division of Negros Occidental na si Kim Guanzon, Grade 10 student ng Bulanon Farm School, matapos na ihirang bilang kampeon sa district at division press conference sa kategoryang editorial cartooning.