Category: government
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SSS clarifies 1% contribution rate hike, bares plans for 2025
The Social Security System (SSS) announced that it is implementing a 1% contribution rate hike starting January 2025 to bring the contribution rate to 15% from the previous 14%, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018. This is accompanied also by increases in the minimum…
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BCDA caps banner year with P11B gross revenues
Year 2024 has been a banner year for the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) after its gross revenues breached the Php 11 billion mark, mainly driven by the joint venture deal for a 6.1-hectare mixed-use development in Taguig City. BCDA saw its gross revenues increase by 3% to Php 11.3 billion in 2024 from…
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Medical Allowance ng mga kawani ng gobyerno, aprubado na
Inaprubahan ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman ang Budget Circular No. 2024-6, na naglalaman ng guidelines, rules, at regulations para sa pagbibigay ng Medical Allowance sa mga kwalipikadong kawani ng gobyerno simula FY 2025. Ang pagbibigay ng medical allowance para sa mga goverment employees ay alinsunod sa Executive Order…
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DBM inanunsyo ang mataas na Gratuity Pay para sa mga JO/COS workers ng gobyerno
Mula P5,000 noong 2023, tatanggap na ng P7,000 gratuity pay ang mga contract of service (COS) at job order (JO) workers ng gobyerno nang hindi mas maaga sa Disyembre 15, 2024. Ito ay inanunsyo ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah “Mina” F. Pangandaman, kasunod ng pag-apruba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.…
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Cayetano, isinusulong ang BCDA charter amendments para palakasin Ecozones, AFP Pension
Pinangunahan ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano ang pagmungkahi sa pag-amyenda sa Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) charter. Layunin nitong isulong ang pagbebenta ng piling lupain para mas mapalakas ang pag-unlad ng mga pangunahing economic zone sa bansa. Nauna ng inihain ni Cayetano ang Senate Bill No. 2647 noong chairman pa siya ng Committee on…
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SSS releases over P32B 13th month and December pensions to 3.6M pensioners
The Social Security System (SSS) today said that it has released the 13th month and December pensions worth P32.19 billion to over 3.6 million pensioners which was given as early as November 29. SSS Officer-in-Charge Voltaire P. Agas said that SSS pushed for the early crediting of the 13th month and December 2024 pensions as…
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Cayetano, hinikayat ang agarang modernisasyon ng PHIVOLCS sa harap ng tumitinding banta ng sakuna
Idiniin ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano ang pangangailangan ng modernisasyon sa Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) kasunod ng pagputok ng Bulkang Taal ngayong linggo. Aniya, “wake-up call” ito para sa kahandaan ng bansa sa mga sakuna. Sa pagtalakay ng Senado ng PHIVOLCS Modernization Act (Senate Bill No. 2825) nitong December 4, 2024, binigyang…
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BCDA distributes titles to project-affected landowners in Pampanga
Citing their significant role as partners for development, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) recently commended at least 43 landowners in Pampanga for sharing their property for the implementation of the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) railway project. In a simple ceremony, BCDA OIC-Senior Vice President Richard Brian M. Cepe, representing President and CEO Joshua M. Bingcang, distributed…
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Cayetano binatikos ang pamumulitika ng DOH
Binatikos ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano ang pagtaas ng alokasyon ng Department of Health (DOH) para sa programang Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) dahil aniya’y nagagamit ito sa pamumulitika ng pangangalaga sa kalusugan ng mga Pilipino. Direktang sinabi ni Cayetano ang maaanghang na pahayag na ito kay Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa,…
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Cayetano ipinanukala ang pagrepaso sa FOI
Hinimok ni Senator Alan Peter Cayetano ang pagsusuri sa pagpapatupad ng Executive Order (EO) No. 2 ukol sa Freedom of Information (FOI) upang matugunan ang mga hamon sa pag-access ng impormasyon mula sa gobyerno at sa tamang pagpaparating ng mahahalagang isyu sa publiko. Sa isang pagpupulong kasama ang mga station manager ng Radio Mindanao Network…
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SSS offers calamity loan for tropical cyclone-affected members
The Social Security System (SSS) today announced that its members in areas battered by tropical cyclones (TCs) Kristine, Marce, Nika, Ofel, and Pepito in the last few weeks may avail themselves of the calamity loan until 19 December 2024. SSS Officer-in-Charge Voltaire P. Agas said that SSS is offering a calamity loan to qualified members…
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DICT installs 1,195 free Wi-Fi sites in Central Luzon, promoting digital inclusion
PAMPANGA— The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has installed and activated 1,195 free Wi-Fi sites across Central Luzon as part of its “Free Wi-Fi for All” project. This initiative bridges the digital divide by improving connectivity in rural and underserved communities. During the 25th episode of the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas of the…
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DBM, partners push for open governance in OGPinas! Pampanga leg
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE— The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and its partner agencies gathered stakeholders from various sectors for this year’s final leg of the OGPinas! nationwide advocacy campaign in Clark. It aims to promote open and participatory governance and create a synergy with the civil society to facilitate effective and sustainable actions to…
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DBM oks P5B DSWD crisis fund
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of P5 billion for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. “This is in adherence to the directive of President Bongbong Marcos to immediately respond to the needs of communities ravaged by natural disasters,” DBM…
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PBBM appoints new envoys, other gov’t officials
MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday released the roster of newly appointed ambassadors and other officials in 12 other government agencies. Based on the list of new appointees, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. designated Patrick Chuasoto as Philippine Ambassador to Sweden, with concurrent jurisdiction over Latvia. Marcos also appointed Eduardo Jose De Vega as Philippine Ambassador…
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