The Social Security System (SSS) announced its two new programs, the flexible payment schedule and the Contribution Subsidy Provider Program (CSPP), which will benefit the informal economy workers and other individually-paying members. (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FACEBOOK) In a statement released on...
CADIAO (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – With the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic under way, Gov. Rhodora “Dodod” Cadiao vowed to bring more infrastructure projects and social services in Antique. “On my last term as governor, I will endeavor to strengthen the legacy our administration will...
Erwin Tulfo, in a turnover ceremony on Thursday, June 30, has accepted Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) leadership, saying that his first order as the Department’s chief is to extend the contracts of all employees nationwide who are under Cost of Service (COS) employment....
The Social Security System (SSS) and UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP) signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, June 27, allowing SSS members to acquire Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) Pay Cards through the UBP. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WEBSITE The issuance of UMID Pay Cards through...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta--who was among the more memorable members of the UniTeam in last month's polls--recently celebrated an Instagram milestone. (Photo from Facebook) On Monday afternoon, June 27, Marcoleta took to his social media, including Facebook, to thank his growing...
The Social Security System (SSS) announced that they will include self-employed members who are 60 to 64 years old in the mandatory online filing of retirement benefit claims through the My.SSS Portal starting July 1. (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FACEBOOK) As per a statement released on June 24, this is...
The Social Security System (SSS) said on Monday, June 27 that its mandatory provident fund for its members called the Workers’ Investment and Saving Program (WISP) produced an income of P333.77 million in the first year of its implementation. (SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM) It also generated a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros, the incoming opposition leader, vowed on Monday, June 27, to continue advocating for the protection of the country’s democratic institutions as she warned “people who bear false information” that the fight for the truth will be pursued. Reelectionist Senator Risa...
(DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Social Work Consortium-Philippines, spearheaded the celebration of the Filipino Social Workers’ Day on June 19, in recognition of the...
(Photo courtesy of Social Weather Stations) Forty-four percent of Filipino adults believe that their quality of life will "improve in the next 12 months," a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. Of the 1,440 respondents, 44 percent said their quality of life will improve, 39 percent said...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, June 23, made an appeal to the youth, especially the young social entrepreneurs who finished an Angat Buhay program recently, that the country needs them in a post-pandemic scenario where more challenges lie ahead. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks...
Re-elected Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Monday, June 20, that the local government will focus and refine their efforts in creating, funding, and implementing more social service programs and projects in the city for his next three-year term. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto delivering a speech...
