State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has launched a new condonation and restructuring program with longer and affordable payment terms. In a statement, the pension fund for government workers said the Restructuring Program for Service Loans (RPSL) would benefit GSIS' former members,...
The additional P40 billion budget for the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) can irrigate more rice fields that will produce over 570,000 metric tons more palay or unhusked rice each year. NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen said that more investment in irrigation systems for next year can...
The failure of Philippine trial courts to deliver justice swiftly contributed to extra-judicial killings and Filipinos exacting revenge through “street justice,” Vice President Sara Duterte said, stressing the need for “speedy justice.” Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the 30th...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has confirmed that data in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the Civil Registry System, and more than 100 other surveys and censuses are safe and unaffected. In a statement, the PSA said on Friday, Oct. 13, that personal details such as...
The P15.9 billion investment to be injected by a subsidiary-company of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) into the Leviste-founded SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) will help ramp up the development of the latter’s pipelined solar-plus-energy storage projects. The utility firm announced that MGen...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) released a memorandum circular concerning revised check replacement policies. According to GSIS' memorandum circular -49-2023, the Policy and Procedural Guidelines (PPG) would cover all claims or refunds as well as miscellaneous checks. This also...
This early, the Department of Energy (DOE) is keeping consumers up to speed that the country’s transition to renewable energy (RE) will not only be a long journey, but there’s also high probability that it will add up costs into the electric bills of consumers. “Nobody is going to tell you...
Land titles from the state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) were given to at least 70 beneficiaries under the Pabahay sa Bagong Bayaning Manggagawa (PBBM) initiative. The PBBM initiative is a GSIS housing program that was introduced last May. It is a three-tiered strategy to support...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has announced an extension for the remittance of contributions in areas that have been affected by the Southwest Monsoon, which was further intensified by typhoons Egay and Falcon. According to SSS Circular No. 2023-005, the deadline for the payment of June...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has introduced a loan program for teachers with longer payment terms and lower interest rates. In a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 26, GSIS President and General Manager Wick Veloso said that this initiative aligns with the Department of...
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said rehabilitating the dams is one of the many testaments to its initiatives in water management. In a forum on Monday, Sept. 25, four Philippine water delegates discussed possible ways and strategies to better manage water with the Danish...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, September 21, criticized the Social Security System (SSS), the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and the Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG for not doing enough to ensure that employers have enrolled their "kasambahays" and are paying their...
