Marcos orders direct release of P58 billion Local Gov’t Support Fund

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. launched on Monday his administration’s initiative to make the national government’s funding assistance more accessible to local government units (LGUs), and more transparent to Filipinos. The program called, “Sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Bayan Makikinabang (in new Philippines, each town will benefit)” aims to elevate the national government’s support for all