Tag: Bulacan
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SSS branches in Bulacan, Pampanga and Olongapo maintain regular working hours amid new flexible work arrangement
The Social Security System (SSS) Luzon Central 2 Division announced that SSS branch offices in Bulacan, Pampanga, and Olongapo will continue to operate on regular business hours to serve members, pensioners, and claimants, despite the implementation of a new flexible work arrangement last June 3, 2024. SSS Vice President for Luzon Central 2 Division Gloria…
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‘First border’ control measures for food safety in place by Jan 2025
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said the operation of the first Cold Examination Facility for Agriculture (CEFA) in Bulacan province will start by the start of 2025 as part of intensified measures for the country’s “first border” control. A CEFA is a sanitary phytosanitary inspection facility for imported animals, fish, plants…
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Bulacan Eco Zone law to hasten C. Luzon, North NCR dev’t
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to let the bill creating the Bulacan Special Economic Zone and Freeport lapse into law will speed up the economic development not only of Bulacan province but also of Central Luzon and other areas north of Metro Manila. The spread of economic progress in these parts of Luzon…
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SSS, Bocaue LGU ink partnership for the social security coverage of JO workers
BULACAN – The Social Security System (SSS) said over 800 job order (JO) workers in the municipal government here will now get social security coverage and protection under the KaSSSangga Collect Program (KCP) after the SSS and the local government unit (LGU) inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the program implementation. SSS Senior Vice President…
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51 CL tour guides receive insurance, kits from DOT
PAMPANGA– A total of 51 tour guides from the provinces of Pampanga, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, and Tarlac received free personal accident insurance coverage worth P2.55 million from the Department of Tourism (DOT). Aside from the insurance, they also received DOT tour guiding kits containing electronic lapels, hats, sunblock, sunglasses, tumblers and other tour guiding essentials. The recipients…
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SSS vows to protect workers’ right to social security
The Luzon Central 2 Division of the Social Security System (SSS) is expected to collect P14.57 million worth of unremitted contribution and penalties from 80 erring employers in the provinces of Bulacan, Zambales and Pampanga during the simultaneous Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) Campaign on April 30, 2024, the eve of Labor Day in Central…
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SSS Bocaue to file legal action against delinquent employers
BULACAN – The Social Security System (SSS) visited another batch of delinquent employers during the Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) campaign to intensify employer compliance and collection from delinquent accounts in this province. SSS Vice President for Luzon Central 2 Division Gloria Corazon M. Andrada led the issuance of show cause orders to seven delinquent employers…
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RED TIDE UPDATE
The shellfish samples collected from the coastal waters of Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan and Zambales are FREE OF THE TOXIC RED TIDE. All types of shellfish gathered from these areas are safe for human consumption. Below is the latest Shellfish Bulletin released by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Office for the information of…
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Mga nagsipagtapos sa Bulacan, nagpasalamat sa mga Cayetano sa tagumpay ng TESDA training
BULACAN– Matapos makumpleto ang kanilang pagsasanay sa Technical Education and Skills Development Authority o TESDA, 105 mag-aaral mula sa Bulacan ang nagpahayag ng kanilang pasasalamat kina Senators Alan Peter at Pia Cayetano para sa kanilang suporta at pagtulong sa mga iskolar. Nitong April 11, 2024, nagbigay ang magkapatid na senador ng apron, t-shirt, at tool…
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Education students tapped as reading tutors
A World Bank 2022 report revealed that the Philippines’ rate of learning poverty stood at 91 percent. This means a huge number of Filipino children aged 10 were unable to read and understand age-appropriate texts. To address this concern, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the MATATAG Agenda initiated by the Department of Education in…
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Population commission alarmed with spike in teen pregnancies in Central Luzon
PAMPANGA– The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) raises alarm as Central Luzon ranks first nationwide in terms of pregnancies among adolescents below 15 years old. Based on the 2022 Civil Registry and Vital Statistics data, births among 10 to 14-year-olds in the region totaled 409, making up 33.66 percent of all cases in the country. CPD…
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PCSO exec admits viral photo of jackpot prize claim was edited
MANILA – Senators were told on Thursday that the currently viral photo posted by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) of a bettor claiming her prize of PHP43 million from 6/42 draw was indeed edited. PCSO General Manager Mel Robles explained that they are editing the photo to protect the identity of the winner. “Meron pong nagreklamo…
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Female rebel surrenders to Bulacan police
BULACAN – A female member of the communist terrorist group (CTG) Rebolusyonaryong Hukbong Bayan (RHB) voluntarily surrendered to the Bulacan police in the city of Malolos on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan Police Provincial Office director, identified the surrenderer as “Ka She”, 43 years old, a member of the…
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‘Bayani City’ naitayo na sa Camp Tecson
BULACAN — Naitayo na ang Phase 1 at 2 ng tinaguriang “Bayani City” sa loob ng Camp Tecson sa San Miguel, Bulacan. Sentro nito ang Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) Training Facilities para sa First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR) ng Philippine Army. Ayon kay FSRR Commander Col. Isagani Criste, dinisenyo ang MOUT bilang isang…
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Bio-fertilizer derby, idinaos ng DA Central Luzon sa Bulacan
BULACAN– Nagdaos ang Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka para sa Gitnang Luzon, sa ilalim ng Rice Banner Program, ng Bio-Fertilizer Derby Field Day sa Barangay Tarlan, Baliwag City, Bulacan noong ika-18 ng Oktubre. Ito ay naging matagumpay sa pakikipagtulungan sa Office of Provincial Agriculture, Municipal Agriculture Office, at Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Bulacan. Ipinahayag din ni Agriculturist…
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