President Marcos has ordered the inclusion of contract-of-service (COS) and job-order (JO) workers in the government’s social protection coverage. Marcos issued Administrative Order No. 43, facilitating the voluntary deduction and remittance of Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health...
State-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is ready to extend up to ₱40,000 in emergency loans to members and pensioners affected by Tropical Storm Maymay and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, or Habagat, once their areas are officially placed under a state of calamity. In a...
SEVENTEEN members Mingyu, Seungkwan and Dino are set to begin their mandatory military service in September and October. Their agency, Pledis Entertainment, announced on Aug. 10 that the three K-pop idols will fulfill their mandatory military duty in South Korea. Mingyu will begin his service on...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has suspended the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test for the Professional and Subprofessional levels scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 9, in several areas in Luzon due to heavy rains caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). The suspension covers all...
Malls in Quezon City opened designated waiting areas for residents needing a temporary place to stay as rains and flooding brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat continued on Saturday night, Aug. 8. The participating malls are providing free Wi-Fi, restrooms, charging stations, and...
South Korean actor Yoo Yeon-seok has lost his appeal against a three billion won (about $2.1 million) tax assessment after the country 's Tax Tribunal upheld the government 's decision. The ruling follows a dispute over taxes imposed by South Korea 's National Tax Service (NTS) in...
Amid its ongoing exploration program, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corp. widened its net loss in the first half of the year, weighed down by lower crude prices, reduced production volumes, and elevated financing costs. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 4, PXP...
State-run pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has refunded more than ₱9 billion in loan amortizations to over 500,000 members and pensioners in less than a month under the expanded Balik Ginhawa 2 program, just 24 days after its wider implementation. In a statement on Tuesday,...
Logistics giant United Parcel Service Co. (UPS) is looking to transfer some of its existing Hong Kong-based flights serving other countries to Clark International Airport, as it prepares to position the gateway as its next major logistics hub. In a notice dated July 31 seen by Manila Bulletin, UPS...
PXP Energy Corp., the upstream oil and gas explorer led by billionaire Manuel V. Pangilinan, is seeking foreign partners to help fund and execute energy exploration projects in the Philippines, including a search for naturally occurring hydrogen. In an ambush interview last week, Pangilinan said...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has disbursed ₱27.29 billion in microloans to 463,608 active state workers through its expanded credit facility, offering civil servants an alternative to high-cost informal lenders. The total reflects loan issuances from Oct. 24, 2024, through...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) signed an agreement with Maxicare Healthcare Corp. to launch G-HEALTH, a program offering zero-interest financing for health and hospitalization insurance to government employees. In a statement, GSIS said the initiative allows public sector workers...
