Photo from Pixabay The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released the guidelines for the distribution of the First 1,000 Days (F1KD) conditional cash grants under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), which will begin this January. The guidelines are outlined in...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Seeking the backing of his solon-colleagues, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has filed a resolution urging President Marcos to suspend the implementation of...
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) Solon-endorsers and complainants of the three impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte feel galvanized by the results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, which indicated that 41...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen aren't surprised by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results, which showed that 41 percent of Filipinos support Vice President Sara Duterte’s...
Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles (PPAB) Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles is urging President Marcos to suspend the increase in the Social Security System’s (SSS) contribution rates, citing the need to protect workers burdened...
Increases, such as the hike in members' contribution to the Social Security System (SSS), were studied well based on actuarial considerations, a Palace official said, amid calls to suspend the proposed SSS contribution increase. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales)...
The Social Security System (SSS) said its contribution rate increase, effective January 2025, is projected to generate an additional P51.5 billion in revenue. In a statement, Robert Joseph M. De Claro, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the substantial increase in revenue will bolster...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (Senate PRIB) Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has thrown his support behind calls to suspend the increase in the contribution rates of Social Security System (SSS)...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares (PPAB) Bayan Muna Chairman and former congressman Neri Colmenares lambasted the “scandalous disparity” between the million-peso salaries of Social Security System (SSS) officials and the...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is urging the government to suspend the increase in the Social Security System’s (SSS) contribution rates to 15 percent, arguing that it will...
Private sector workers will soon face higher Social Security System deductions as the state-run pension fund announced increased contribution rates to shore up revenues and ensure long-term stability. Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the SSS contribution rate will rise to 15 percent, according to Circulars...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) announced that it had disbursed over P1.15 billion in calamity loan assistance to nearly 70,000 members affected by recent typhoons. In a statement, Carlo C. Villacorta, SSS acting head for public affairs, said the swift action comes in response to the urgent...
