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...
General Andres Centino will remain as the chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the new administration as stated in the law, the Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and AFP Chief Gen. Andres Centino (Photo courtesy of the AFP) Centino was...
The appointment by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. of Enrique A. Manalo, a seasoned career diplomat, as secretary of Foreign Affairs has been received warmly both here and abroad, by dint of his exemplary performance of various high-level responsibilities over more than four decades of service. The...
Reiterating that the role is pivotal, especially amid the ongoing pandemic, health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should now appoint a responsible...
Colonel Ramon Zagala will be the next commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) in the Marcos administration. Col. Ramon Zagala (Photo courtesy of Col. Zagala's Facebook page) The change of command ceremony is expected to take place Monday afternoon, July 4, at the PSG headquarters,...
Veteran diplomat Enrique Manalo has been named as the new Foreign Affairs chief, Press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed on Friday, July 1. New DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission to the United Nations/DFA) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. swore in...
Senator-elect Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, June 29 took his oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the Supreme Court. Returning Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero takes his oath as Senator Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The oath-taking was administered by Supreme Court...
The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) on Thursday, June 16, announced that it is recommending Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa as the next head of the Department of Health (DOH). Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa (Photo taken from Ted Herbosa's Facebook account) This, as...
ILIGAN CITY -- The chief of the Iligan City Police Station 4 was gunned down in Purok Violeta, Orellana, Barangay Tubod here, Tuesday, June 14. Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) spokesperson Police Major Zandrex Panolong said the victim, Police Senior Master Sergeant Ruel C. Vacal, sustained three...
Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said the government would need an additional P250-billion per year to bring down the government’s financing gap to a figure comparable to the pre-pandemic level of 3.4 percent. This developed as the Department of Finance (DOF) warned Tuesday, June 7, that...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said it will maintain a neutral stance on the intra-corporate dispute involving the hotel-casino Okada Manila in Parañaque City. Roderick R. Consolacion, Pagcor chief legal counsel, said the gaming regulator follows the law and court processes on...
The Department of Finance (DOF) estimated that the national government’s debt could have been P2.2 trillion more had President Duterte supported the revenue-eroding proposals in Congress at the height of the pandemic. In a statement, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said that total debt...
