Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) welcomed the state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) as its anchor investor after the fund acquired ₱500-million worth of shares from the Antonio family through a block sale. In a statement, the firm said the acquisition of a strategic stake from...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has acquired a 6.37 percent stake in real estate firm Century Properties Group Inc. from the Antonio family for ₱500 million. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CPG said its majority shareholder Century Properties Inc. has sold a total of...
Regulating social media influencers from promoting online gambling must be studied carefully before the administration takes action about it, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said it must be studied first as such move might violate the...
If the proposed bill to regulate the use of social media among minors would indeed benefit the youth and their mental health, President Marcos will support it. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this when sought for the Palace 's thoughts over the bill...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a bill regulating the use of social media platforms by minors in order to protect Filipino youths from its harmful effects. Lacson cited a study done by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) showing how the excessive use of social media is linked...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has denied social media posts claiming that Saturday classes will be added for students from elementary to senior high school, calling the circulating information “fake news.” The agency clarified that no such policy has been announced or approved. In a...
The US Embassy in the Philippines has requested visa applicants to set their social media accounts to 'public ' for vetting purposes. “All individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media accounts to...
In our lifetime, we’ve seen people who have dedicated their lives to helping others. Some of them may have found inspiration and developed compassion from life experiences, others from their college education, especially those who took up Bachelor of Science in Social Work, a program that...
The deluge of “systematic attacks” faced by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) over the past year failed to hinder Vice President Sara Duterte’s office from delivering critical social services to Filipinos who continue to face hardships in health, education, hunger, and livelihood. This...
With the Philippines’ Social Security System (SSS) receiving a poor rating from a global pension index last year, a finance expert suggested that consolidating all state and private retirement schemes into a unified pension system would be an ideal and more sustainable move for the government....
More than 34,000 concerns from Filipino workers on workplace conditions and employment-related welfare were addressed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through its Hotline 1349 in the first quarter of this year. In a report from the DOLE Information and Publication Service, the...
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday, May 15, forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in United States (US) tariffs and increasing trade tensions. UN economists also cited the volatile geopolitical landscape and threats of rising production...