Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. introduced a bill that will mandate social media companies to require users to present valid government-issued identification cards or barangay certificate. (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) 129, or “An Act Mandating the Authentication of...
Iba Bishop Bartolome Santos has ordered the establishment of parish social action centers in all the parishes in his diocese. Photo Diocese of Iba FB In a decree dated July 21, the prelate said, rhe need for the establishment of parish social action centers is important as this will serve as the...
The public was strongly warned against entertaining calls from individuals posing to be employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and claiming to be distributing “unclaimed” Covid-19 aid. (Unsplash) “A report from a concerned citizen was received by the Department that...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended cash assistance amounting to P6,168,299.35 to victims of the recent flash flood in Ifugao Province. Family food packs are unloaded at a warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera to be distributed to...
The Department of Science and Technology’s flagship program, “Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program 4.0 (SETUP 4.0)” has been recognized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Photo from DOST According to DOST, UN DESA published SETUP 4.0 as part of...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Erwin Tulfo assured on Wednesday, July 20, that the 1.3 million beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who will be removed from the list of recipients will be properly informed. “When we...
The Social Security System (SSS) said on Monday, July 18, that the digitalization of services remains one of the state-run pension fund’s top priorities in the coming years. SSS FB “In 2021, out of the 52.62 million transactions we received, excluding inquiries, 43.52 million or 82.7 percent...
From left: JGSOC Assistant Vice-President for Special Projects, Deogracias Fermin; Senior Vice-President and Government Affairs and Special Projects Head, Marino Agbayani; Batangas 5 th District Congressman, Mario Vittorio Mariño; Batangas City Mayor, Beverly Rose Dimacuha; Executive Assistant to...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said the pension fund has disbursed record-breaking benefit payments to members, pensioners, and their beneficiaries in the past six-years. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Friday, July 15, that benefit...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES / PRESIDENTIAL FILE PHOTO) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 19 to 29, 2022 has found that 78 percent of Filipinos were satisfied, 9 percent undecided, and 13 percent dissatisfied with the performance of former President...
The Social Security System (SSS) said on Wednesday, July 13, that it has received an "unmodified" opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) for 2021. (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM) “In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position...
This time the poser was on Vice President Sara Duterte and her office. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) Vice Presidential spokesperson Reynold Munsayac bared on Tuesday, July 12, that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and its satellite offices...