State-run Social Security System will implement the second phase of its pension overhaul in late 2026, a step in the state insurer’s efforts to bolster the national retirement fund while maintaining a heavy rotation of emergency credit for its members. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año on Friday, Dec. 20, rejected claims that the Philippines is a terrorist hotspot as he bared that the father-and-son suspects in the recent mass shooting at the Bondi Beach in Syndey, Australia spent their entire stay at a hotel in Davao City simply...
US lawmakers have passed a bill allotting $2.5 billion worth of security assistance to the Philippines. Introduced by Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), the Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act (PERA Act) is now up for US President Donald Trump 's signing. Once passed into...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A security guard who allegedly shot and killed a fellow security guard and a construction worker during a drinking session in a mechanic school in Iba Airport, Barangay Lipay-Dingin-Panibuatan, Iba town, Zambales province on Sunday, Dec. 14, has surrendered. The suspect, of...
Malacañang said the visit of the suspects of the Bondi Beach shooting to the Philippines last month does not pose any security threat and is not considered a serious concern. According to the National Security Council (NSC), there was no confirmed information indicating that their visit posed a...
National security must now be felt not just in military preparedness but in affordable food, decent jobs, reliable healthcare, and trustworthy institutions. This was stressed by National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año during the recent National Security Summit 2025 convened by the National...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto called for a people-centered definition of national security, stressing that true security lies in protecting the everyday conditions that allow Filipino families to live with dignity, stability, and hope. Speaking at the National Security Summit 2025, Recto said...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 9, that it has monitored two major Chinese naval formations moving near the eastern seaboard of Luzon facing Okinawa last week as tensions between China and Japan have increased in recent months. AFP spokesperson for West...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday, Dec. 8, that it has launched a comprehensive investigation into the killing of a former journalist turned councilor in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. Gerry Campos, a former radio broadcaster and municipal councilor in Marihatag town, was stabbed dead...
CEBU CITY – Police here are gearing up for the start of Misa de Gallo on Dec. 16. Police Col. George Ylanan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a security plan has been laid out to ensure that the conduct of dawn Masses will be peaceful. Ylanan said the CCPO has coordinated with...
Even as it remained one of the most complained-about government agencies, the Social Security System (SSS) said it had successfully resolved nearly all complaints it had received, but vowed to further improve the efficiency of its services. “SSS is currently coordinating with the Anti-Red Tape...
Security Bank Corp. has surpassed its 2025 sustainable finance target ahead of schedule, disbursing ₱99.4 billion in sustainable finance loans as of October 2025—18-percent above its full-year goal of ₱83.6 billion. A company spokesperson said this year’s ₱83.6 billion target is actually...
