UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Retirement issues are once again in the news. A House bill proposes lowering the optional retirement age to 56. Another bill seeks to scrap the mandatory retirement age, which now stands at 65 years of age. This topic stirs up personal feelings for me, having been mandatorily...
Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc. has encouraged Filipinos to financially secure their future, as recent global index ranked the Philippines as the second worst retirement countries in the world. Richard S. Lim, Sun Life Grepa president said relying solely on government pension will not be enough...
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...
Heavy Metal icon Ozzy Osbourne is retiring from touring. The 74-year-old made the announcement via social media explaining he is physically unable to meet the grueling demands of touring. “This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans,” Osbourne posted...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading the bill seeking to lower the optional retirement age for government personnel from the current 60 years old to 56 years old. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Approved during the plenary session...
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...
Investigation and prosecution await officials of the the Philippine National Police (PNP) whose courtesy resignations would be accepted by the Committee of Five, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr. said. “The process does not end upon...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz I’m quite sure many have seen the memes, cartoons and short essays about it. The younger set from the Gen Z are up in arms over what they sense is being considered as “retirement funds” of their parents and elders. In their thinking, that is unfair and flatly wrong. They...
A ranking congressman is pursuing a new retroactive retirement plan for the country’s foreign service officers in an effort to upgrade their pensions when they reach old age or suffer some other disability. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list...
Family first. This is the main reason why hunk actor Derek Ramsay is scarce these days. In an interview with GMA, the 45-year-old star said he's really "enjoying" married life. "Ngayon talaga I'm really bonding with Elias, with my wife Ellen," said he. According to him, he had so many realizations...
FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte (center). DAVAO CITY – More than a month after his six-year term ended, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte is enjoying his retirement from politics, Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte here said Thursday, August 4. In his program “Special Hour with Mayor Baste...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced that they will include self-employed members who are 60 to 64 years old in the mandatory online filing of retirement benefit claims through the My.SSS Portal starting July 1. (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FACEBOOK) As per a statement released on June 24, this is...
