May 24, 2025

Tag: Subsidies

  • SSS Seeks Legislative Support for Contribution Increase

    The Social Security System (SSS) has reached out to legislators, requesting assistance in managing the impact of a scheduled increase in member contributions set for this year. During a press briefing at the Palace, SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph De Claro emphasized the agency’s willingness to collaborate with lawmakers to mitigate the effects of…

    Written by

    Eliza Pascual

  • 2025 Budget to Focus on Poorest Students, Senator Gatchalian Announces

    MANILA – In a move to better support underprivileged students, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian announced that the 2025 national budget will prioritize the poorest learners in government subsidy programs for private schools. This decision comes as part of amendments proposed by Gatchalian to the special provision on Government Assistance and Subsidies within the Department of Education…

    Written by

    Clarissa Soriano