The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has joined forces with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to establish a harmonized and unified data system that will track learners across all levels of education in the Philippines....
To build a unified and interoperable learner data system that will allow seamless tracking of Filipino students from basic to higher and technical-vocational education, the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development...
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) can continue to use identification (ID) cards previously issued by local government units (LGUs), said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao assured on Aug. 28 that business establishments are...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) launched the pilot implementation of the unified identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The rollout began in San Miguel, Bulacan, the first of 35...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated that persons with disabilities (PWDs), including those with non-apparent or invisible disabilities, are fully entitled to the benefits and privileges provided by law. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao issued the...
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...
With the Philippines’ Social Security System (SSS) receiving a poor rating from a global pension index last year, a finance expert suggested that consolidating all state and private retirement schemes into a unified pension system would be an ideal and more sustainable move for the government....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is in the process of finding a new contractor to build the long-awaited common station linking Metro Manila’s railways via a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, as the agency seeks the station’s opening in 2027. Last week, the DOTr formally issued a...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has terminated its contract with the consortium tapped to build the Unified Grand Central Station due to “excessive delays” in completing the project. In a statement on Friday, May 16, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the agency has issued a...
The Social Security System (SSS) will dispose of unclaimed Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) cards from its branches by the end of this year. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 21, the pension fund said UMID card applicants between August 2017 to December 2020 must claim their IDs on or...
Editorial After much discussion, the mayors of Metro Manila have finally agreed in principle to adopt the Metro Manila Council's (MMC) plan to introduce a standardized traffic citation system which is planned to be implemented next year. San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, also the MMC president,...
The Social Security System (SSS) and UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP) signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday, June 27, allowing SSS members to acquire Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) Pay Cards through the UBP. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM WEBSITE The issuance of UMID Pay Cards through...
