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THE Social Security System (SSS) is looking at different strategies to prompt and help beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to avail of a proposed low-cost insurance and pension program, including the possible lowering of monthly premiums and longer terms of payment of contributions.
SYDNEY, Australia — Australian police have charged a married couple with spying for Russia, top officials said Friday, accusing them of accessing defense-related documents for Moscow.
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region, after a flurry of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with China's Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific. The Chinese military exercises coincide with a Nato summit in Washington, where a draft communique says China has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war effort in Ukraine, and Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Police commanders in Zamboanga Peninsula were directed to prepare early for the midterm elections and address potential threats and concerns.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday witnessed the signing of the landmark Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), which ramps up defense cooperation between the Philippines and Japan amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea.
MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and its unions are calling on new Education Secretary Sonny Angara to conduct dialogues and consultations for substantial salary increases following his statement of support for wage hikes for public school teachers and government employees.
BACOLOD – Stacy Rane Chiu achieved an extraordinary victory in the ICTSI JPGT Visayas Series 3 on Wednesday, not only securing the girls’ 13-15 category title at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club but also earning a coveted spot in the Philippine Junior Match Play Championship.
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese coast guard and militia ships reportedly blocked two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships on patrol in Ayungin Shoal and forced them out of the area, according to a defense and maritime security expert tracking the movement of ships in the South China Sea.