According to Minister Raisa Jajurie among the recipients were farmers, motorcycle and public transport drivers, fisherfolk, carpenters, and construction workers whose daily incomes and livelihoods were severely affected by the pandemic.
The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MENRE-BARMM) has awarded Wednesday environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) to three local government units (LGUs) and three business firms in the region.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of two school buildings in the province of Tarlac 1st District, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Around 20,000 additional training scholarship slots will be opened this year by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for the poor and marginalized sectors in Region 12.
A total of 37 poor and disaster-stricken municipalities across Bicol were identified as recipients of over half-billion peso worth of projects to help indigents cope with and rise from the adverse effects of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.