The Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund has released P200 million to finance the construction of two housing projects in Luzon and Visyas, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said on Sunday, April 14. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the two...
(Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should be ready to disburse its Quick Response Fund (QRF) provided under the national budget amid the severe drought affecting various...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the officials of Ramos town in Tarlac for "lack of responsiveness to the real needs of residents' when 90 percent of the town's farmlands were inundated and 1,126 families were affected by typhoons "Egay" and "Falcon" in July and August 2023. In its 2023...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has sternly cautioned the country’s 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) not to be tempted on exploiting the retirement fund of their employees or in utilizing them as convenient piggy bank ready for embezzlement. NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano...
The Social Security System (SSS) said the pension fund is on track to achieve a robust growth in net income this year, supported by increased investment returns and enhanced collection initiatives. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer said that the fund is projecting...
In response to the challenges posed heavy rain and water supply problems in Zamboanga City, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) unveiled an emergency loan program for its members and pensioners. In a statement, the pension fund for government workers announced that it has allocated...
About P50 billion was allotted for the government pension of four million indigent senior citizens throughout the country. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released a total of P49.807 billion to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cover the senior citizens’...
After the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, the Social Security System (SSS) will extend its calamity loan to the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). In a briefing, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Thursday, April 4, that active members...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) is offering to help out small and medium-sized enterprises (SMSEs) in paying their employees’ unpaid contributions. The SSS recorded a successful Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) campaign throughout 2023, bringing P92 billion worth of unpaid remittances...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling for the swift passage of a measure that seeks to establish the Agricultural Pension Fund (APF) and provide benefits to farmers and...
The Social Security System (SSS) reported an increase in cash benefits for elderly members who could no longer work that benefited over two million Filipinos. The SSS said on Friday, Mar. 8, that the pension fund released around P157 billion in retirement benefits to 2.2 million members from...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has bared that up to P6 billion more may be available this year for infusion to the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation...
