The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has confirmed a security incident that compromised the administrator account of one of its test computers. According to the state-owned pension fund, the breach was reported on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 5:20 PM. While the extent of the breach is...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is planning to enter into a public-private partnership to establish a P2.2-billion centralized command system. THE construction of the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Command Center in Barangay Taculing is ongoing. (Photo courtesy of Disaster...
The Marcos administration should exhaust all means to improve literacy and education in the country, Senator Loren Legarda said on Sunday, September 8. Legarda issued the call as the Philippines celebrates International Literacy Day. “Without literacy, there is no progress....
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 absence of a deed of transfer is causing a delay in the start of construction for the planned Martial Law Museum on the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus, UP said on Wednesday, Sept. 4. (UP Diliman Facebook page) UP clarified in a statement that a "necessary deed of transfer and...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced that it would extend its emergency loan program to members and pensioners affected by Typhoon "Enteng." According to the state pension fund, the loan would provide financial relief for areas declared under the state of calamity. The...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr (PPAB) Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. said the evidence and testimonies that have been heard so far in the ongoing investigation of the quad-committee (quad-comm)...
The Department of Health (DOH) and SM Supermalls have signed a Memorandum of Agreement at the SM Mall of Asia to enhance healthcare accessibility nationwide. From left: SM Supermalls Vice President for Operations Junias Eusebio, SM Supermalls President Steven Tan, DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, and...
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...
The integration of energy storage system in the forthcoming batch of renewable energy (RE) capacity auction will hike estimated reserve prices by P5.00 to P6.00 per kilowatt hour (kWh), according to the Department of Energy. Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara told reporters that the...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved a measure establishing a career progression system for primary, secondary, and senior high public school teachers....
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)...
