Increases, such as the hike in members' contribution to the Social Security System (SSS), were studied well based on actuarial considerations, a Palace official said, amid calls to suspend the proposed SSS contribution increase. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales)...
There is nothing personal behind the removal of Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council (NSC), a Palace official said, emphasizing that President Marcos has the right to ensure that whoever advises him has his full trust and confidence. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and...
The Social Security System (SSS) said its contribution rate increase, effective January 2025, is projected to generate an additional P51.5 billion in revenue. In a statement, Robert Joseph M. De Claro, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the substantial increase in revenue will bolster...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III (Senate PRIB) Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has thrown his support behind calls to suspend the increase in the contribution rates of Social Security System (SSS)...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares (PPAB) Bayan Muna Chairman and former congressman Neri Colmenares lambasted the “scandalous disparity” between the million-peso salaries of Social Security System (SSS) officials and the...
In the photo from left to right: Ollygar Von Palay (Finance Manager, WeFund Lending Corp.), Francisco “Coco” Mauricio (President and CEO, WeFund Lending Corp.), John Cary L. Ong (Executive Vice President, Security Bank), Alexis Xu (Chief Financial Officer, Finvolution Group), Earvin...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), President Marcos (MANILA BULLETIN) Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares said the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC) exposes the deepening wedge between the Marcos and Duterte...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) The reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC) by President Marcos Jr. is meant to “enhance” the capability of the Chief Executive to make policies relating to national security based on prudent recommendations of people he trusts....
Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo called Vice President Sara Duterte's removal as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) "dirty politics" and an attempt to diminish her "political star power." Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo (file) Panelo said this after...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is urging the government to suspend the increase in the Social Security System’s (SSS) contribution rates to 15 percent, arguing that it will...
President Marcos has ordered the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC), removing the vice president and living former presidents as members of the council. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos ordered the NSC's reorganization...
ILOILO CITY – Police arrested a security guard for indiscriminate firing on New Year’s Eve in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo province. The Barotac Nuevo Municipal Police Station said the 26-year-old security guard fired his gun towards the No Parking sign of a business establishment in Barangay...
