The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Sept. 11 granted informal sector workers in Masbate, some of them recovering from the recent typhoon Jolina, P43.2 million worth of livelihood assistance through its pangkabuhayan programs.
The Social Security System (SSS) on Sept. 10 held a press conference on its accomplishments from January to June 2021 and launched the ‘uSSSap Tayo’ portal.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the approval by President Rodrigo Duterte on Sept. 11 of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Modernization Act will bring the BFP into the 21st century since it “will significantly improve the country’s fire prevention, rescue, and emergency medical services through its expanded role and the acquisition of modern equipment, facilities, and capacity enhancement of all fire personnel.”
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar tasked the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) to ensure that police officers are well-informed of the new guidelines pertaining to the alert level system of COVID-19 quarantine classifications that will be enforced in Metro Manila.
In a Facebook post dated Sept. 11, Executive Sec. Salvador Medialdea scored senators of the Blue Ribbon Committee who are conducting hearings into the cost of goods purchased by the government at the height of the pandemic last year.
