Food stamps tack eyed via ADB aid

By Vince Lopez

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said his administration is set to establish a nationwide food stamp program in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help Filipino families who are experiencing hunger.

Mr. Marcos said the program, first proposed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), is among a string of projects the government has in the pipeline in partnership with the regional bank.

“One of the things that are in the pipeline that is being developed, that is going to be of great assistance to our people, is a proposal by the DSWD for a food stamp program, which I’m surprised that

By Darwin G. Amojelar and Vince Lopez

LAND Transportation Office (LTO) chief Jose Art Tugade resigned Monday, citing differences with his boss, Transport Secretary Jaime J. Bautista.

“Even as DOTR and LTO both aim to succeed in serving the public, our methods to achieve that success differ.

For this reason, I am stepping down, so Secretary Jimmy Bautista will have the free hand to choose who he can work best with,” Tugade said in a statement.

“I will continue to root for the LTO’s success even as a private citizen, because I will

Tugade

Jose Art

Gasoline up by 80c, diesel by 60c, as kerosene pump price cut by 10c

By Alena Mae S. Flores

THE country’s oil firms raised the prices of gasoline by P0.80 per liter and diesel by P0.60 per liter effective 6 a.m. today (Tuesday) to re - flect the movement of prices in the world market.

The price of kerosene, however, was reduced by P0.10 per liter.

The oil price hike this week is