Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, February 26, urged the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to allow elected officials and their staff to continue remitting voluntary contributions equivalent to 15 years so they can also qualify for a pension...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has promulgated the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) granting night shift differential pay to government employees. Commuters wait for their ride along Riverside, Commonwealth Avenue, on June 7, 2022. This is the same situation in many parts of Metro...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Sunday, February 5, urged the Senate to expedite the passage of the bills that seek to lower the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 to 56 years old. Revilla made the call following the recent passage of House Bill No. 206 on third and final...
The measure seeking to lower the optional retirement age of government employees from the current 60 years old to 56 years old has been passed on second reading in the House of Representatives. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Approved via simple voice vote during plenary session Wednesday...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles urged civil servants to avail themselves of the financial education program to be offered soon by the agency. Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Karlo Alexei Nograles (Senate PRIB Photo) Nograles made the statement during the Bangko...
BACOLOD CITY -- Government workers here are expected to receive bonuses amounting to a minimum of P47,517 to a maximum of P148,891 before the year ends. After recovering from Covid-19 infection, regular, co-terminus, plantilla casual employees as well as retirees within the calendar year stand to...
A zero interest rate on salary loans for government employees makes sense for Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) For this purpose, the Mindanao lawmaker filed House Bill (HB) 2199, which, if enacted, would institutionalize such provision for workers of the...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a bill that seeks to double the amount being received by some 1.8 million government employees as Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) to help them cope with the higher prices brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and oil price hikes. In filing...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Sunday said that he supports the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) government rightsizing proposal, but not at the expense of government employees and contractual workers who may face unemployment, retrenchment, and displacement. If the proposed...
Starting June 15, the public sector may now choose to adopt flexible work arrangements anytime according to the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Commuters wait for their ride along Riverside, Commonwealth Avenue, on June 7 2022. This is the same situation in many parts of Metro Manila as the lack of...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently clarified in a resolution its policy in connection to the employment in the government service of Filipinos who have dual citizenship. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Under Republic Act No. 9225 or the “Citizenship Retention and...
An automatic leave of absence may be availed by a government worker who will be called as a witness for the prosecution in an administrative or criminal case, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Under Resolution No. 2000897, published on...
