State-run Social Security System (SSS) has reminded its pensioner of the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners' Program (ACOP) deadline next month. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said on Friday, Feb. 18, said all pensioners who have not yet complied with...
The search is not yet over. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Malacañang said that President Duterte has not yet decided on who should be the next chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) but noted that the Chief Executive is aware of the importance of filling the...
President Duterte has appointed Rizalina Justol as the new chairperson of the Commission on Audit (COA), Malacañang announced. File photo of newly appointed Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson Rizalina Justol in a ceremony in Malacañang in June 2019. (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año defended on Friday, Feb. 18, the removal of supposed illegal campaign tarpaulins in private properties despite protests from political aspirants and their supporters. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Confronted with the...
As the campaign season for the May 2022 elections continues, Vice President Leni Robredo has a piece of advice to voters: If a candidate is claiming to care for a certain sector, ask for receipts. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo made the statement during the virtual Covenant...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo assured persons with disability (PWDs) that if she wins, her government will listen to them when crafting policies concerning the sector and that their consultations with not be mere “cover-ups”. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of Vice...
Presidential candidate Ernesto Abella, who once served as spokesperson of incumbent President Duterte, claimed that there are unthinkably poor Filipinos living in the latter's home region of Mindanao. Presidential candidate Ernesto Abella (Photo from PCOO) Abella made the revelation Thursday, Feb....
Education Secretary Leonor Briones administered the oath-taking of 25 newly-appointed officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) and challenged them to “passionately” serve the agency and its constituents and be faithful to their sworn duty. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (Photo from...
The Palace order institutionalizing the acceptance of the Philippine Identification (PhiIID) or Philippine Identification System Number (PSN) as sufficient proof of identity in all private and government transactions will mean better and easier lives for Filipinos as well as foreign nationals...
World renowned American singer-actress Cher has joined the list of well-known personalities endorsing the presidential candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo. Photos from the Facebook pages of Cher and Vice President Leni Robredo Cher expressed this in a series of tweets on Wednesday, February...
AP Party-list nominee and former 18th Congress lawmaker Ronnie Ong has expressed elation over the nearing enactment of the proposed Foundling Welfare Act, which now only needs President Duterte's signature. (Zelle Duda/ Unsplash) “The Foundling Law is a signature away from becoming law. There’s...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno believes the enactment of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Law will reduce corruption among government agencies. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno, a senatorial bet under Vice President Leni Robredo’s ticket, noted the FOI...
