The Pasig City local government unit (LGU) warned residents on Wednesday, March 9, of fake news and scams after a post about a supposed government-sponsored job fair went viral on social media. The city’s Public Information Office (PIO) released an advisory concerning an unverified Facebook page...
Kim Atienza recently marked two decades of togetherness with his wife, Felicia Hung. He celebrated it posting a sweet message along with a series of beach photos. "I ABSolutely love you @feliciaatienza!," he wrote. "I may be ABSentminded to forget but be assured that the love you give me I ABSorb...
(Photo courtesy: SWS) Forty percent of adult Filipinos believed that their lives "got worse off in the past 12 months," latest survey results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Based on the survey conducted on Dec. 12 to 16, 2021, 40 percent of the respondents said "their quality-of-life...
The digitalization program of the Social Security System (SSS) has reduced the pension fund’s operating expense, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement released by the DOF, the department reported that SSS’ operating expenses amounted to P4 for every P100 of benefits paid in 2021,...
What was supposed to be a meeting with top-level officials of the Social Security System for the presentation of the zero backlog program became something more when the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) witnessed violations of the Ease Of Doing Business (EODB) Act in the SSS Diliman, Quezon City...
This author used to traipse around in four-inch stiletto heels, but throughout this pandemic, she’s been in combat boots—and in her battle dress as female battalion commander of an Army Ready Reserve unit By Jan Chavez-Arceo SERVING THE NATION The author, Jan Chavez-Arceo , at work Life has a...
As part of its initiatives to help improve the living condition of the elderly sector in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supported the call of various groups and individuals to expand the country’s Social Pension Program and amend the Republic Act No. 9994...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said all its branches in areas under Alert Level 1 will be in full operations to address the influx of transacting members, particularly in certain branches in Metro Manila. “With the reduction in Covid-19 alert levels, we are now in 100 percent operational...
Out of the 1,211 individuals who took the Feb. 2022 Social Worker Licensure Examination, only 533 have passed, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday, March 3. PRC / Manila Bulletin) According to PRC, the exam was given by the Board of Social Workers in Manila, Baguio,...
The Social Security System (SSS) recently launched its pilot Digital Branch in San Pablo City, Laguna to offer multi-channel service delivery platforms to its members, employers, pensioners, and the general public. SSS In a statement released Wednesday, March 2, SSS President and Chief Executive...
President Duterte is considering teaching and rearing young minds after his retirement from public service, stressing the need to “tell the younger generation of what is at stake.” President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing that was aired on Tuesday,...
The Manila Bulletin was recognized as the Most Supportive Newspaper by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) conferred the Gawad Ulat for Most DSWD-Supportive Newspaper to the Manila Bulletin during the 2021 Pagkilala sa...
