The Social Security System (SSS) has extended operating hours of its branches in Metro Manila to improve frontline services following the influx of transactions. In a statement, newly-installed SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Michael G. Regino said on Friday, March 11, that he ordered...
AIA Philippines, formerly AIA Philam Life, is seeking thousands of its policyholders and beneficiaries who have yet to claim their benefits ranging from policy maturities, reinstatements, claims, redemptions, and even refunds. In a statement, AIA Philippines said on Tuesday, March 8, that there are...
The digitalization program of the Social Security System (SSS) has reduced the pension fund’s operating expense, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement released by the DOF, the department reported that SSS’ operating expenses amounted to P4 for every P100 of benefits paid in 2021,...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the country’s high growth in foreign direct investments (FDIs) to be sustained following the enactment of economic liberalization reform laws. In his DOF Economic Bulletin on Sunday, March 6, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said the more than half...
Further loosening of quarantine measures in the final month of last year ushered in 797,000 additional jobs, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In his latest DOF economic bulletin, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said Wednesday, March 2, that loosened lockdowns generated more economic...
An internal investigative body that's completely independent from the Philippine National Police (PNP) hierarchy. That's what AP Party-list nominee Ronnie Ong aims to institutionalize via legislation if and when he regains a seat in the House of Representatives in the May 2022 elections. (Mark...
Malacañang on Monday, Feb. 28, confirmed the appointment of Vice Admiral Artemio M. Abu as the new commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). CG Vice Admiral Artemio M. Abu is the 29th Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). (PCG Photo) In a statement, Cabinet secretary and acting...
Embattled Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Dionardo Carlos has found a defender in Duterte Youth Party-list Rep. Marie Cardema. PNP Chief Dionardo Carlos (Photo from Wikipedia) As far as Cardema is concerned, there was nothing wrong with Carlos's attempt to use a PNP chopper to fetch himself...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now probing the tragic crash of a helicopter owned by the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Real, Quezon on Monday, Feb. 21, that left a policeman dead and two police pilots seriously injured. (Photo from the Philippine National Police)...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has reminded its pensioner of the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners' Program (ACOP) deadline next month. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Friday, Feb. 18, said all pensioners who have not yet complied with...
The deceleration in price increases last January was a welcome development, but the Department of Finance (DOF) warned that the economy should still keep a close watch on oil price movements. In a research note, Finance Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran said on Thursday, Feb. 17, that headline...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has started the refund of the loan payments collected at the height of the pandemic two years ago. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer, said on Friday, Feb. 11, that the pension fund will refund P105 million worth of...