The Social Security System (SSS) will dispose of unclaimed Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) cards from its branches by the end of this year. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 21, the pension fund said UMID card applicants between August 2017 to December 2020 must claim their IDs on or...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has awarded the livelihood program that benefited Indigenous Peoples (IP) as the construction of the Iloilo mega dam project is ongoing. CONSTRUCTION ongoing at the Jalaur High Dam, one of the three dams being built in Calinog town,...
Former senator Franklin Drilon is looking forward to the completion of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project (JRMP II) as it is poised to play a crucial role on in achieving food security in the Philippines. (Photo from NIA Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II Facebook page) The former...
ILOILO CITY – Filipino and American soldiers built a multi-purpose hall at the Inabasan Elementary School in Sibalom town, Antique province as part of the “Balikatan” military exercises that ended last Friday. FILIPINO and American soldiers grace the blessing of the multi-purpose hall at...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Friday, Feb. 10, that it has completed the construction of three multi-purpose buildings in Concepcion, Tarlac which will enable the holding of public service activities of the benefit of residents there. DPWH logo DPWH Tarlac Second...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed nine multi-purpose facilities in Central Iloilo. DPWH Region 6 Director Nerie D. Bueno said the multi-purpose buildings were built in various local communities in Sta. Barbara, Leon, and Alimodian and were funded with P44.5 million....
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman believes that "cooperative competition" among local farmers can help them become prosperous. As such, the veteran lawmaker filed House Bill (HB) No. 230, or the “Farmer Coopetition Act". The bill seeks to foster cooperation among competing farmer...
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the construction of a multi-purpose gym in all cities and municipalities across the country to serve as evacuation centers during calamities or disasters. Estrada filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 465 or the proposed Multipurpose Gym in All Municipalies and Cities Act...
The Social Security System (SSS) and UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP) signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, June 27, allowing SSS members to acquire Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) Pay Cards through the UBP. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WEBSITE The issuance of UMID Pay Cards through...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) granted a total of P221 billion of loans to 1.38 million active members and pensioners nationwide from January 2021 to May 15, 2022. (GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM) “We rolled out several programs under our 'Ginhawa for All' benefit bundles to...
The majority of the members of the Davao Marsman Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DAMARB MPC) intend to continue with its contract of lease with export banana plantation company, Marsman Estate Plantation Inc. (MEPI). Photo from Manila Bulletin In a statement, DAMARB MPC...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has finally ended the "monopoly" of a private logistics provider following widespread complaint against delays and confusions that marred the delivery of passports to applicants. Philippine passport (R. Mabasa) “I finished off QRS. They’re dead and...
