The Social Security System (SSS) commenced the early rollout of the second tranche of its Pension Reform Program, advancing the scheduled benefit increase by three months to provide immediate financial relief to 4.1 million state pensioners. The state-run pension fund announced on Tuesday, June 2,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, May 26, signaled a broader push to strengthen the country’s coastal defense capability as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left for a four-day state visit to Japan that is expected to deepen Manila and Tokyo’s security ties. AFP spokesperson...
Social Security System (SSS) is preparing to launch an energy sustainability loan program in September to help qualified members finance residential solar panel systems amid elevated electricity costs. In a statement on Friday, May 22, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Joseph...
Global commercial laundry giant Alliance Laundry Systems (ALS) is shifting its focus toward emerging markets in Southeast Asia, with a strategic emphasis on expanding its footprint in the Philippine laundromat market over the coming months. To mark this regional push, select members of the ASEAN...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) posted a 170 percent surge in first-quarter net income, driven by rebound in investment gains and steady premium growth, positioning the state pension fund to meet its ambitious full-year targets. In a statement, Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general...
Post Covid-19 pandemic, we are still under threat from various microorganisms that cause infections. From a simple cold to more serious ones like pneumonia, tuberculosis, and recently, the Andes virus, a type of hantavirus that can be transmitted from close contact with an infected individual. We...
The University of the Philippines (UP) became the first Philippine university authorized to operate as a Registration Authority under the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI), enabling identity verification and...
Extreme northern Luzon and parts of Mindanao are expected to experience rainfall, while localized afternoon or evening thunderstorms may occur in the rest of the country over the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday,...
PASTRANA, Leyte – A group of graduating engineering students has developed a hybrid renewable energy system that uses solar and hydropower from a small irrigation canal to power streetlights in a farming community here. The locally sourced renewable energy system generates 70 percent of its power...
The Quezon City government announced that its QC eServices platform will be temporarily unavailable on Tuesday, May 12, from 6 p.m. to 12 midnight for the rollout of Smart Connect, a UI/UX upgrade aimed at improving access and user experience across its online services. City officials said the...
Commuters will soon have a more seamless experience transferring from one mode of transport to another as international and local companies, including GCash and Maya, have expressed interest in managing the country’s pioneering interoperable fare collection system. The Department of...
Over 108,000 members and pensioners affected by recent calamities may avail themselves of ₱2.64 billion worth of emergency loans from state-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). In a statement on Friday night, May 8, GSIS said the emergency loan program aims to provide...
