The Quezon City government is investigating an electrocution incident that claimed the lives of three individuals inside an apartment in Barangay Pinyahan on Friday, July 10. The local government said it is coordinating with the Quezon City Department of Building Official (DBO) and the Quezon City...
State-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has increased its funeral benefit by two-thirds to ₱50,000 from ₱30,000, providing greater financial assistance to families of deceased government workers and qualified pensioners. In a statement on Monday, July 13, GSIS said the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has opened consultations for the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 12309, or the Free Funeral Service Act, as the agency prepares for the law’s full nationwide rollout. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene...
The bill providing free funeral services to indigent Filipino families has officially lapsed into law without the signature of President Marcos, Malacañang confirmed Monday, Oct. 13. In a text message, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the measure, now Republic Act No....
The Senate bill that would provide free funeral services to poor families who are in dire need and in crisis situations was approved on third and final reading on Monday, June 2. Sen. Imee R. Marcos sponsored Senate Bill No. 2965, otherwise known as the Free Funeral Services Act. According to the...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino remembered Pope Francis and his life of service to the poor as he bid farewell to the pontiff who will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 26, at 3 p.m. (Manila time). Former senator Bam Aquino's close encounter with Pope Francis (Photo from...
A hearse rammed by a truck in Dasmariñas City on Nov. 21 (Photo courtesy of Dello Alcey/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Two persons were injured when a truck rammed a funeral car on its way to the burial site in Dasmariñas City on Thursday, Nov. 21. A report from the Cavite Police...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure that seeks to provide affordable funeral services to poor Filipinos. The measure, House Bill (HB) No.102 or An Act...
To reduce the town's carbon footprint, the municipality of Cainta, Rizal is offering horse-drawn hearse services to its indigent residents to lead the funeral cortege for their departed loved ones. Instead of the usual motorized funeral cars, the hearse will be a horse-drawn carriage, according to...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A member of a civilian volunteer organization (CVO) was gunned down by an unidentified man while attending a funeral procession in Barangay Polong Sur here on Tuesday, May 23. Police identified the victim as Delfin de Guzman de Vera, 52, CVO of Barangay Polong Sur....
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure seeking to provide free funeral services to poor families nationwide. Tulfo, in filing Senate Bill No. 1695 or the proposed “Free Funeral Services Act,” noted there are many Filipino families cannot bear the cost of funeral and burial services in the...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis led the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday in front of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter's Square, an event unprecedented in modern times. Scarlet-clad cardinals, dignitaries and thousands of priests and nuns from around the world...
