Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo speaks to her fellow rallyists outside the Senate in Pasay City (Rep. Quimbo’s office) Showing her commitment to senior citizens' welfare, Marikina 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo joined a...
A group of senior citizens on Monday, January 20 trooped to the Senate to rally for the passage of a bill that aims to grant social pension to all senior citizens in the country. The United Senior Citizens (USC) Party-list led by Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay urged the Senate to expedite...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The National Security...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa says he has no problems if his office will not be given billions worth of funds for AKAP (Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program) under the 2025 national budget, adding that he will not even accept it. "I will not take it. Kahit na hirap ako sa eleksyon, kahit na wala akong...
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged on Wednesday, Jan. 15 the Social Security System (SSS) to defer the implementation of the contribution hike as she noted that this would further deplete workers’ wages. Hontiveros issued the call in Senate Resolution (HR) No. 1269, wherein she proposed a Senate...
Photo from Pixabay The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released the guidelines for the distribution of the First 1,000 Days (F1KD) conditional cash grants under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), which will begin this January. The guidelines are outlined in...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Seeking the backing of his solon-colleagues, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has filed a resolution urging President Marcos to suspend the implementation of...
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) Solon-endorsers and complainants of the three impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte feel galvanized by the results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, which indicated that 41...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen aren't surprised by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results, which showed that 41 percent of Filipinos support Vice President Sara Duterte’s...
Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles (PPAB) Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles is urging President Marcos to suspend the increase in the Social Security System’s (SSS) contribution rates, citing the need to protect workers burdened...
Increases, such as the hike in members' contribution to the Social Security System (SSS), were studied well based on actuarial considerations, a Palace official said, amid calls to suspend the proposed SSS contribution increase. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales)...
The Social Security System (SSS) said its contribution rate increase, effective January 2025, is projected to generate an additional P51.5 billion in revenue. In a statement, Robert Joseph M. De Claro, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the substantial increase in revenue will bolster...