Nearly 26,000 waitlisted or left out beneficiaries in the first tranche of the social amelioration program (SAP) in Bulacan started to receive cash assistance amounting to PHP6,500 each.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office in Ilocos Norte expressed alarm on the rampant practice of "slash and burn" in this eco-tourism destination of the north.
In a Facebook post, the Lingayen Information Office (MIO) said the cash aid was provided under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program of the DA.
Another rural school in Laoag has been installed with a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite communications system meant to boost internet connectivity the city.
Around 3,314 poor but deserving students in Bulacan have received financial assistance from the provincial government under its "Tulong Pang-Edukasyon para sa Kabataang Bulakenyo" program.