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....
The Philippines is hopeful that Saudi Arabia will expand its Labor Reform Initiative (LRI) to cover migrant workers engaged in domestic work. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The country has lauded Saudi Arabia's reforms aimed at easing some contractual restrictions on migrant...
Vice President Leni Robredo scored the Department of Education (DepEd) for the errors in the learning modules it produced for distance learning this school year. Robredo, a leader of the opposition, said the errors should have been prevented if only the DepEd has put in place a “proper system“...
The Philippine is seeking to enhance the country's bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia, particularly in the protection of thousands of Filipino migrant workers. President Rodrigo Duterte confers the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross) Silver Distinction on outgoing Ambassador...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has invested P410 million for the installation of more pressure-regulating valves (PRV), which is part of the West Zone concessionaire’s plan to reduce non-revenue water losses. In a statement, Maynilad said it recently installed more PRVs in select points...
The Metropolitan Waterwork and Sewerage System and its two concessionaires, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. and Manila Water Company, Inc., have released a development fund for indigenous people (IPs) and local farmers in Bulacan. The development fund, which is close to P37million, was meant for...
The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) launched on Tuesday, June 15 a QR (quick response) code-based customer feedback system as its newest addition to its digital services. (Photo by Luis Villasmil / Unsplash) The online feedback system, which effectively digitalized the manual satisfaction...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is confident that it will meet its five-year target for its massive replanting program within some of the region’s most crucial watersheds. In a statement, stakeholders of the Annual Million Trees Challenge (AMTC) stressed their commitment to...
Farmers and fishers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have been encouraged to sign up with the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) to facilitate access to any agriculture-related assistance program of the government. (Photo courtesy of the DA) The local Department...
