
BuCor receives P9.2-B budget for 2025
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) was allocated a P9.2 billion budget for this year, marking a 22.43 percent increase from the previous year’s P7.5 billion.
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The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) was allocated a P9.2 billion budget for this year, marking a 22.43 percent increase from the previous year’s P7.5 billion.
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has expressed support for the proposed temporary suspension of the scheduled Social Security System (SSS) contribution increase…
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A teachers’ group announced on Wednesday that it plans to challenge the constitutionality of the P6.326-trillion national budget for 2025 before the Supreme…
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What was significant in the veto was the P26 billion removed from items in the Department of Public Works and Highways budget.
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Kamala Harris, who was praised for being ‘particularly admirable’ in presiding over the certification of an election she lost with equanimity, stressed that…
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Apart from a “very short time frame,” votes from Mindanao could be a key factor that might discourage congressmen running for a national post in the May 2025…
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The Social Security System (SSS) urged lawmakers on Tuesday to consider subsidizing the proposed increase in its members’ contributions, as the agency defended…
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The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has formally opened the registration for the 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia and the Pacific Regional…
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Guidelines will include a cap on the number of household members eligible for AKAP aid to minimize the possibility of duplicate assistance
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The fastest-growing skills in 2025 are AI-focused—prompt engineering and applied generative AI—offering salary boosts and opportunities for Filipino workers.
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) reports a significant 21.93% increase in impounded vehicles in 2024, highlighting efforts to enforce stricter traffic…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. capped 2024 with a reminder to Filipinos about the patriotism that national hero Jose Rizal imparted and which remains relevant…
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Since the CoA can only check how the funds were spent in a post-audit, the implementing agencies and the DBM are responsible for monitoring the release of the…
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Despair over government institutions systematically squandering the nation’s human, economic and political resources is leading many to seriously consider the…
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New 15% contribution rate aims to strengthen the Social Security System’s fund and expand benefits under the Social Security Act of 2018.
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The law provides for free hospitalization and medicines for all Filipinos and mandates the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to look for funding…
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Members of Congress allied with the President contend that PhilHealth can still provide healthcare services since it has some P400 billion in untapped reserve…
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A House leader on Friday allayed fears that the contentious Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development…
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