The Social Security System (SSS) has released P732.15 million in unemployment benefit disbursements to 54,282 members from January to June 2021, higher by 407 percent from the same period in 2020. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of member beneficiaries of SSS also rose...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has jacked up unemployment benefit disbursements in the first six months of the year after claims increased by more than fourfold. SSS Headquarters in Quezon City Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said the pension fund's unemployment...
The Social Security System (SSS) is set to hold a simultaneous virtual Pensioners' Day in all of its 176 branches nationwide on Wednesday, Aug. 25, to recognize the pivotal role that its pensioners played in our society. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is currently supporting a project that seeks to develop a geographic information system to address post-disaster basic and health needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who seek refuge in temporary housing facilities. Residents in Laurel,...
Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. are still not allowed to disconnect customers from August 21 to 31, 2021, after Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS RO) extended its no service disconnection policy. 27524 In a text exchange, MWSS Chief...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is now trying to reach out to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as certain sand and gravel quarry sites start to threaten several irrigation projects in the country....
The Social Security System (SSS) has extended the filing of Sickness Notifications (SN), Sickness Benefit Application (SBA), and Sickness Benefit Reimbursement Application (SBRA) until all types of community quarantine have been lifted in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) SSS President and...
Hospitals' associations on Tuesday, August 17, complained of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) supposed "arbitrary denial" of over P13.8 billion in benefits claims. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) At the hearing of the House Committee on Health, Philippine...
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday, Aug. 16, reminded all employers -- registered or unregistered -- to be compliant with their legal obligations to their employees, regardless of employment status, to avoid criminal prosecution under the provisions of the Republic Act (RA) No. 11199 or the...
PLDT Inc. is investing P3.9 Billion (US$80M) in the APRICOT undersea cable system to entice global hyperscalers expanding in the region, the telco today, August 16. pldt-logo-ver2 PLDT formed a consortium with four other parties for the cable system, which will be fully operational in 2024. The...
Six students of the Philippine Science High School System (PSHS) have bagged awards at the Hong Kong International Science Olympiad (HKISO) 2020-2021 and at Hong Kong International Computational Olympiad (HKICO) 2020-2021 held in July. The PSHS System congratulated students of its Zamboanga...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he will monitor first the city’s progress under its new vaccination system before deciding on whether to continue it after the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). (MANILA CITY PIO) Under the city’s new system for vaccination during ECQ,...
