The Social Security System (SSS) has returned to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) P5.7 billion unutilized fund for the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) Program of the Department of Finance (DOF) to help small business employers and employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. In its Peformance Audit...
President Marcos has appointed Brig. General Jesus Nelson Morales of the Philippine Air Force as the new commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG). Morales' designation was announced by Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Gararil on Tuesday, Oct. 17. He will replace...
NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya (File photo) In the aftermath of Hamas' multifront attack against Israel last Oct. 7, the national government is pushing to declare the Palestinian Islamist organization as a terrorist group as security officials uncovered its "activities" in the...
Security Bank Corporation, a member of the Asia Transition Finance (ATF) Study Group, reported the release of the ATF Annual Report 2023 which aims to help Asian economies move toward net-zero. The ATF Study Group, a private-led initiative whose core participants are banks with operations in Asia,...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Thursday, Oct. 12 said its OneExpert portal has been affected by a data leak incident. DOST Philippines DOST said the Philippine National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-PH) reported a potential breach on Aug. 31 where a compromised account...
BATANGAS CITY – A 56-year-old security guard was punched to death by his colleague during a heated argument here on Monday afternoon, October 9, in Barangay 17, this city. Police identified the victim as Emmanuel Bautista, a resident of Barangay 18, this city. Investigation said...
TACLOBAN CITY – A security guard was wounded in a shooting incident in an elementary school in Dagami, Leyte on Friday, October 6. The victim was identified as Jully Sequito, 38, a security guard at Dagami South Central School, and a resident of Barangay San Antonio, District 5, Dagami....
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is currently undertaking studies on ‘de-risking strategy’ that can be employed in the planned development of the array of geothermal power development prospects in the country. According to Energy Undersecretary Rowena L. Guevara, the de-risking roadmap “will...
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...
France has assured the Philippines of its continued cooperation on food security as the latter launched a program to food-poor families' access to nutritious foods. At the launching of the Walang Gutom (No Hunger) program by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),...
Sen. Grace Poe said she believes that the next person to lead the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) should have an immense political will to overhaul the agency. She issued the statement on Wednesday, Sept. 27 after the courtesy resignation of OTS Administrator Undersecretary Ma. O Aplasca...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) (Speaker’s office) "We are already fed up." House Speaker Martin Romualdez has said that he would personally block the approval of the Office of Transport Security's (OTS) budget if its administrator, Mao Aplasca,...
