The decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend implementation this month of the scheduled increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium rate and income ceiling is a welcome development. Coming at a time when we are still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19...
The implementation on Jan. 1, 2023 by the Social Security System (SSS) of a one percent increase in its members’ contribution rate to 14 percent is the third step of its four-tier contribution increase. This is in accordance with Republic Act 11199 that was enacted in 2018 to strengthen the...
Members of the House of Representatives always seem to multiply with each passing Congress, be it due to the results of the elections or a piece of legislation. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) One such bill filed in the 19th Congress, House Bill (HB) No.6651, could ultimately...
The 10 family members killed in a fire incident that gutted down a residence in Muntinlupa City died of ‘asphyxia by suffocation’, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) City Fire Marshal supt. Eugene Briones said Monday, Dec. 19. Asphyxia is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen,...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) allotted close to P272 million worth of emergency loans for members and pensioners affected by massive flooding brought by heavy rains in Davao de Oro province in April. (GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM) GSIS is accepting applications until July 5,...
In just one day, the Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez-led Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) nearly doubled its membership in the House of Representatives. NEW PARTY MEMBERS--LAKAS-CMD President and House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st d istrict Rep. Martin G. Romualdez administers...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. Today, 50 days after Easter Sunday, we celebrate the solemn feast of Pentecost, traditionally considered the birthday of the Church. One of the enduring qualities of the Church is holiness, precisely because of the presence and activity of the Holy...
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) extended the condonation program for its former members until June 30 this year. (Image courtesy of GSIS) The extension of Program for Restructuring and Repayment of Debts (PRRD) aims to give GSIS inactive members more time to pay their...
With just less than a week before Election Day, May 9, at least 32 alleged members of private armed groups were arrested by authorities during a raid in Laguna. Comelec/MB “The chairman (Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan) would like us to announce that there were 32 alleged members of private...
A program that offers a credit limit of P5 million will soon be made available to members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), having a maximum payment term of 10 years and relaxing the borrowers’ eligibility requirements. GSIS The Multi-purpose Loan (MPL) Plus, according to GSIS...
President Duterte emphasized that he cannot immediately act on the concerns of lawmakers on proposals to stop "e-sabong" operations or suspend the excise taxes on fuel. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials prior to his "Talk to the People" at the...
President Duterte revealed that he has prohibited members of his Cabinet from campaigning for any candidate this election season and that only Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is allowed to do so because he heads a political party. President Rodrigo Duterte and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi...
