Feb 8, 2009
by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal
MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights… Read the rest
Dec 27, 2008
Michelle Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) have been urged to consider raising the monthly pension received by its retired members as one way to help stimulate household spending… Read the rest
Dec 14, 2008
Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) view the government Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) with distrust and are largely uninformed about what the agency is supposed to do for them, a survey by a… Read the rest
Nov 30, 2008
Iris C. Gonzales
Philippine Star
Major government financial institutions (GFIs) intend to reinvest the proceeds from the planned sale of their stake in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) in other stocks, particularly in the geothermal sector, and to… Read the rest
Nov 10, 2008
Philippine Star
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) favors the planned P10-billion contribution of the Social Security System (SSS) in the proposed P100-billion public-private crisis fund meant to help stimulate the national economy and keep the country from… Read the rest
Oct 22, 2008
Daxim Lucas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Philippine mutual funds have been pummeled by the global financial crisis, with those of Philam Asset Management Inc. and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) among the hardest hit, according to an industry report.… Read the rest
Oct 14, 2008
Paolo Romero
Philippine Star
Filipinos facing foreclosure can now save their homes through a rational loan restructure and condonation scheme after President Arroyo signed into law the Socialized and Low-Cost Housing Loan Restructuring and Condonation Act of 2008 yesterday.… Read the rest
Oct 14, 2008
Ernesto F. Herrera
Manila Times
The Philippine economy is already seeing the effects of a global economic slowdown through a decrease in foreign investments flows.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pili–pinas (BSP) reported that net foreign direct investments from January… Read the rest
Oct 13, 2008
Philippine Star
The country’s largest labor group yesterday questioned the equity stakes of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in at least three Indonesian banks, which should have been invested in the country.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines… Read the rest
Oct 13, 2008
Fel V. Maragay
Manila Standard
Isn’t it odd that former Senator Ernesto Herrera, secretary general of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, is so outspoken and persistent in compelling the Government Service Insurance System to make a full… Read the rest