The Social Security System (SSS) has given its pensioners another three months to comply with the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners’ Program (ACOP). In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said on Thursday, March 31, that the compliance deadline for the ACOP...
PhilHealth, PCIC accounting norms monitored By Chino S. Leyco The Insurance Commission (IC) is closely monitoring the compliance of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) with the directive of the Department of Finance (DOF) to adopt...
The regular programs and services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will not be discontinued amid the election period, it announced on Thursday, March 24. DSWD, in a press statement, said that it will continue to deliver its programs and services to extend help to the poor,...
The Duterte administration has “successfully” completed its three-tranche foreign commercial borrowing on the back of volatile financial markets overseas, the Bureau of the Treasury announced. The Treasury bureau said Tuesday, March 22, that the government raised $2.25 billion, or roughly P118...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has a practical advice for the people asking about what his father--the late former strongman president Ferdinand Marcos--did during his administration. The late president Ferdinand Marcos (Photo from Wikipedia) Bongbong, in his interview Monday, March 21...
If he would have his way, presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos would regulate online cockfighting or "e-sabong" in a way that it would become less frequent and inaccessible to children. (Photos from Lakas-CMD, putakputak.com) Marcos was asked during his participation in Go...
As the biggest victim of fake news, Presidential bet Vice President Leni Robredo said social media platforms should also be made accountable for allowing disinformation to proliferate in their network. Vice President Leni Robredo during the Comelec presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, 2022....
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has commended former Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora Ignacio for her efforts in accelerating the pension fund’s digitalization processes for the benefit of its members. According to Dominguez, Ignacio spearheaded...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has flagged the Social Security System’s (SSS) “limited coverage” of unemployment benefit. Based on ADB’s report released on Wednesdays, March 16, the Manila-based multilateral institution said it is critically important for the SSS to have a well-funded UI...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) clarified that pensioners residing in the Philippines are still exempted from complying with the annual confirmation of pensioners’ program (ACOP) to continue receiving their monthly pensions. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief...
The Social Security System (SSS) has extended operating hours of its branches in Metro Manila to improve frontline services following the influx of transactions. In a statement, newly-installed SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Michael G. Regino said on Friday, March 11, that he ordered...
All new passers of the Social Workers Licensure Examination are set to have their virtual oathtaking in April, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said on Friday, March 11. PRC, in a Facebook post, said that the online oathtaking will be held on April 8 at 9 a.m. and it will be spearheaded...
