Roxas asks gov’t agencies to speed up processing of benefits

Senator Mar Roxas has written the Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), asking both agencies to provide immediate assistance to their members who suffered enormous losses due to typhoon “Frank” “Our government must now speed up the processing of the necessary documents so that the thousands of typhoon victims who […]

Roxas asks gov’t agencies to speed up processing of benefits

Senator Mar Roxas has written the Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), asking both agencies to provide immediate assistance to their members who suffered enormous losses due to typhoon “Frank” “Our government must now speed up the processing of the necessary documents so that the thousands of typhoon victims who […]

Roxas: Gov’t, private sector help urgently needed as storm "Frank" batters Visayan provinces

Senator Mar Roxas called on the government and private groups to help in relief efforts in Panay Island and neighboring provinces, which have been battered and continue to be battered by tropical storm “Frank” over the past couple of days. “I ask the National Disaster Coordinating Council and the Departments of Social Welfare and Development […]

Roxas: Gov’t, private sector help urgently needed as storm "Frank" batters Visayan provinces

Senator Mar Roxas called on the government and private groups to help in relief efforts in Panay Island and neighboring provinces, which have been battered and continue to be battered by tropical storm “Frank” over the past couple of days. “I ask the National Disaster Coordinating Council and the Departments of Social Welfare and Development […]

Rice crisis a direct threat to Food-For-School recipients, Roxas says

Senator Mar Roxas expressed dismay that over 20,000 grade school students in Eastern Visayas will now stop receiving rice allocations under the food-for-school program of the Department of Education due to the worsening rice crisis. “The food-for-school program has been successful in improving nutrition and reducing drop-out rates among school children. It is extremely worrisome […]