President Duterte conceded on Monday, June 28, it would be difficult for the government to produce massive socialized housing for homeless Filipinos. In his taped public address, the Chief Executive said the completion of housing projects “takes time” because of the “conversion” system....
More local government units in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Region are expected to benefit from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) newly developed health index and vulnerability reduction system under its disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation...
Mandaluyong City's official website, as well as its vaccine registration website, MandaVax temporarily went offline on Sunday, the local government announced Saturday. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) In a bulletin posted on its Facebook account, the City Information and Communications Technology...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife, former Congresswoman Gina, our son Congressman Christopher de Venecia, and we join the Aquino family, relatives and friends, and the Filipino people in mourning the untimely passing of the nation’s former President Benigno...
PHILIPPINE ID (PSA) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has welcomed the endorsement of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urging the acceptance of Philippine ID (PhilID) or the national ID as a valid proof of identity for...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said its multi-purpose loan disbursements hit P65 billion since its launching nine-months ago. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, GSIS president and general manager, said on Friday, June 25, that the pension fund’s multi-purpose loan facility has also...
PhilID (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday, June 24, unveiled the different features of the Philippine Identification card or PhilID as it aims to ramp up its rollout and delivery throughout the country. PSA said the presentation of the PhilID...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon distribute to farmers the so-called Interventions Monitoring Card (IMC), which can serve as both an identification card and a cash card. This is in line with the continued updating of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), which is...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said the pension fund’s unemployment benefit releases increased ninefold last year after the country’s jobless rate hit the highest level on record amid the pandemic. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said on...
The Social Security System (SSS) released over P1.71 billion in unemployment benefits to 135,814 qualified members in 2020. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Preliminary data from SSS showed that the unemployment benefit releases in 2020 increased nine-fold from P177.86 million in 2019. The number...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, June 23, that it has started institutional registration of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) for its officials and personnel. In a statement, the DILG said 89 of its top officials, employees and their family...
The Korean government will discuss with government agencies the situation of Filipino workers qualified to work under the Employment Permit System (EPS) but have been unable to go to South Korea due to travel and health restrictions under the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....