Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso urged the city 's youth to be more responsible in their use of technology, particularly social media, during a forum organized by the city 's Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation and Youth Development and Welfare Bureau (YDWB) on Friday,...
Following the solid annual net income growth in the first semester of 2025, the Social Security System (SSS) is optimistic about reaching the ₱100-billion mark this year, which the pension fund has forecast to be surpassed by the end of 2026, albeit at a slower pace. “Definitely, we’ll reach...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for the passage of the bill providing all senior citizens with a P1,500 monthly social pension to augment their daily living expenses. Hontiveros filed Senate Bill No. 215 or the Lingap Para Kay Lolo at Lola Act which is one of her priority bills for the 20th...
Senator Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, August 3 he sees the necessity of scrapping the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in favor of providing livelihood capital for poor beneficiaries. Tulfo, former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary, said he believes a livelihood...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has expressed his commitment to discuss possible amendments to the implementation of Republic Act No. 11310, or the law that institutionalized the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The neophyte senator said this after a consultative meeting with Social Welfare...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) will roll out a pension reform program (PRP) starting September, granting higher monthly pensions, with a total 33 percent increase for retirement and disability beneficiaries over three years. Retirement and disability private pensioners under SSS will...
With a one-percentage-point (ppt) hike in members’ contribution rate to 15 percent that took effect this year, the Social Security System (SSS)—the state-run pension fund for private-sector workers—grew its net income by 46.9 percent to ₱66.45 billion in the first half of 2025. The SSS’...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released a total of ₱1.6 billion to replenish the Quick Response Funds (QRFs) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). This move comes in response to the successive typhoons...
State-run Social Housing Finance Corp . (SHFC) has imposed a one-month moratorium or temporary suspension of principal payments due to the severe impact of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Cruising and excessive rainfall. In a statement on Friday, July 25, SHFC estimated more than 148,000 families...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) are ramping up efforts to provide swift financial relief to members and pensioners affected by recent calamities Both agencies have announced more accessible and streamlined loan programs. GSIS has opened emergency...
Filipinos are increasingly being targeted on social media platforms and messaging apps as scammers move away from traditional text and call scams, according to anti-fraud app Whoscall. In its latest scam report, Whoscall said reports of suspicious links have surged 28 percent in the second quarter...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 10. The unnumbered bill seeks to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006, r emoving criminal liability exemptions for offenders aged 10 to 17 who commit...
