A total of 1,672 senior citizens from the midnorth city of Danao have received a total of PHP5 million in social pension, a ...

Anti-graft court Sandiganbayan junks the last six coco levy cases, citing decades of delay that violated defendants’ rights to a speedy trial MANILA, Philippines – Anti-graft court ...

Several Philippine government officials are now in Indonesia ahead of the turnover of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia who spent 14 years in prison for drug trafficking.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --- The Security System (SSS) Luzon Central 2 Division collected P525.8 million contributions from delinquent employers in Bulacan, Pampanga, and Angeles City. The agency said ...

Meanwhile, the SSS has tapped the Philippine Postal Corporation to hasten the delivery of the checks to pensioners in their home addresses. The SSS has been granting 13th-month pension ...

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The SSS also released around PHP41.6 million worth of 13th month and December pensions to more than 6,000 pensioners through non-PESONet participating banks and checks. “Pensioners in non-PESONet ...

The SSS said it also released around P41.6 million worth of 13th month and December pensions to more than 6,000 pensioners through non-PESONet participating banks and checks. “Pensioners in ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) reminded the government to uphold the Bangkok Rules as it welcomed the imminent return of Mary Jane Veloso, who was jailed in Indonesia ...

A poster demanding the release of Mary Jane Veloso, as seen during a vigil in front of the Department of Justice in Manila, July 10, 2015. Credit: Flickr/Lennon Ying-Dah Indonesia and the ...

says that a fifth of the land in the Philippines is already covered in mining leases. “It’s quite a shocking figure. It’s a heavily mineral-developed country,” she said. “The government ...

The Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines erupted today (Dec ... per second — descending the slopes of Mount Kanlaon. Local government units have advised people to evacuate a 3.7 mile (6 kilometers ...