DIGITALLY SMART A A special digital workshop teaches digital literacy for women in need Digital upskilling for women in need Partnering up with Filipina Homebased Moms (FHMoms), PLDT and its wireless unit Smart have kicked off its digital upskilling program for women in need, preparing them for...
BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) said Tuesday, Nov. 21, that it will not support any civilian mission in Ayungin (Second) Shoal in time for the Christmas season. This, after the Atin Ito coalition, a group of advocates fighting for the country's...
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...
Three state-run banks and insurance corporations received the highest ratings for corporate governance in 2022 from the Governance Commission of GOCCs (GCG). During the Government-owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC) governance awards on Monday, Nov. 20, the Land Bank of the Philippines...
To enhance investment returns, the Social Security System (SSS) has tapped two government-owned banks to serve as its local fund managers for the next three-year period. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer said, the pension fund has allocated P2 billion in...
Clarita Carlos (Facebook) Former national security adviser (NSA) Professor Clarita Carlos has clapped back at the sectors that have arbitrarily branded her as "pro-China". In a Facebook post over the weekend, the former President Marcos appointee...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) received recognition for addressing all concerns from its members from the Civil Service Commission (CSC). In a statement, the insurance system gained a 100 percent rate in complaint resolution among the other government agencies in 2022. The achievement was...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) agreed to provide collaborative assistance for enhancing rice and various crops in Mindanao. MAGNO (left) in a meeting with Laurel (second from right). Presidential...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod-Silay Airport (BSA) in Silay City, Negros Occidental is implementing stricter security protocols amid a threat in airports across the country. BACOLOD-Silay Airport. (Glazyl Masculino) Police Major Deejay Domingo, chief of the BSA Police Station of the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Social Security System (SSS), Bureau of Customs (BOC), and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement on Tuesday, November 7, in a hotel here for the social security coverage of job order and contractual personnel of these three offices who are not...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has sent notices of remittance violation to a pharmacy and a household appliances retail store in Taguig City. In a statement, SSS said P3.4 million worth of unpaid workers’ contributions and penalties were found in the two establishments. This is due to...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, November 5 urged state regulators to strengthen mechanisms for consumer protection amid the continuing proliferation of online fraudulent activities especially with the onset of the Christmas season. Gatchalian, in particular, urged the...
