A proud former beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Sheena Mae Magdato Obispo, topped the September 2024 Social Worker Licensure Exam with a score of 87 percent. (Photo courtesy of Department of Social Welfare and Development/Facebook) Another former beneficiary of the...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) is pushing for social security protection among barangay officials and kagawads nationwide. During a discussion at the Liga ng Mga Barangay National Congress last August, SSS president and chief executive officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said he hoped that...
The Social Security System (SSS) grew its net income by 15 percent to P45.2 billion as of end-June, nearly half of its P100-billion bottom-line goal for 2024. The state-run pension fund for private-sector workers recorded a total income of P200.5 billion in the first half, exceeding its total...
Indigent senior citizens can now receive their social pension monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly, rather than the previous semi-annual schedule, according to a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official on Thursday, Aug. 29. In a memorandum circular (MC) to all regional directors,...
The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Social Security System (SSS) have signed a memorandum of agreement extending social security benefits to all university workers regardless of their employment status. Through the KaSSSangga Collect Program, contract of service (COS) and job order (JO)...
The government allotted around P114 billion to the 2025 budget of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said this figure is an increase of about eight percent from P106.35...
FOR MONDAY ISSUE State-run Social Security System (SSS) is exploring options to assist beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in meeting the minimum monthly contributions needed for a lifetime pension upon retirement age. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief...
The Social Security System (SSS) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have signed an agreement to enhance social protection for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet and DSWD...
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian (PPAB) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) told a House of Representatives panel that the social protection programs of the government, otherwise known as “ayuda” (aid), were not mere handouts but...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao clarified on Wednesday, Aug. 21 that its social pension program is only for indigent senior citizens. This statement was issued to address any confusion about eligibility for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has partnered with satellite broadband provider Starlink to provide high-speed internet connectivity to its service offices in remote areas. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund secured a three-year...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez delivers his message during the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas 2024 National Congress at the World Trade Center in Pasay City Tuesday morning. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the thousands of...
