Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a bill that would allow public servants who have served for at least nine (9) years in government a chance to qualify for the retirement packages of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). The bill, entitled “An Act Providing for Voluntary...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin rolling out its unified identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in selected pilot local government units (LGUs) starting in October, as part of efforts to curb the proliferation of fake PWD IDs. Developed in...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the state-run pension fund for public-sector workers, reported strong growth in non-life insurance operations while it opened its new Quezon City hub to better serve members and pensioners. In a statement on Monday, June 30, the GSIS disclosed that...
As discussions on the potential removal of Senior High School (SHS) from the K to 12 curriculum resurface, an industry-led education advocacy group has called on the Marcos administration to focus on strengthening the country’s entire education system. While reiterating its support for the K to...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has disbursed a combined total of ₱413.4 billion, covering 1.9 million approved loan applications under its Ginhawa Flex and Ginhawa Lite programs. GSIS President and General Manager Wick Veloso reported during the pension fund’s...
A teachers’ group on Monday, June 23, denounced President Marcos’ proposed performance-based evaluation system for teachers, calling it “grossly unfair” and potentially demoralizing to educators already struggling with low pay, heavy workloads, and lack of support. The Teachers '...
As public schools welcomed a new school year this week, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday, June 18, addressed the agency’s urgent priorities, tackling critical issues such as classroom shortages, teacher hiring, learning recovery, and student health—in...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Tuesday, June 17, officially launched the city 's Do-It-Yourself Water Catchment System Contest aimed at promoting water conservation and environmental sustainability among San Juaneños. The contest, which is part of the 18th Cityhood Anniversary...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has expressed full support for the government’s unified green lane system designed to accelerate the approval of strategic investments that are expected to create more jobs for Filipinos. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma joined officials from 38...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has reported an increase in Maynilad Water Services Inc. 's water bills for the third quarter. In a briefing on Friday, June 13, MWSS Regulatory Office (RO) Chief Regulator Patrick Ty shared that Maynilad customers will see a slight uptick...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has reported that more than 99 percent of its transactions in the first half of 2025 were conducted online. From January to June, nearly all GSIS services, such as applying for loans and checking member information, were available via the GSIS...
The state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will release the June pension payments two days early, on Friday, June 6, instead of the usual eighth of the month. According to the GSIS, the adjusted date of release would fall on Eid’l Adha, which has been declared a regular nationwide...
