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P1-B GSIS loans await 2K Zambo employeesCITY: The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has set aside P1.3 billion for its loan assistance package to more than 2,000 personnel of the Zamboanga City government. In announcing the loan package, GSIS Chairman and concurrent Acting President Rolando Ledesma Macasaet vowed to implement nationwide the GSIS Financial Macasaet, who grew up in the coastal village of Bolong here, was appointed head of the GSIS early last year by President Rodrigo Duterte, who directed him “to help government workers pay off their debts.”In a meeting with Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, Macasaet said that “eligible GFAL applicants may borrow up to half a million pesos, payable in equal monthly installments for six years at an interest rate of six percent per annum.” He said those with outstanding loans from other lending firms that are below P500,000 “may choose to borrow the remaining amount through the Top-Up Loan, the … [Read more...] about P1-B GSIS loans await 2K Zambo employees

Negros stakeholders oppose sugar import liberalizationhome / News / Regions / Negros stakeholders oppose sugar import liberalizationBACOLOD CITY: Sugar planters, farmers, agrarian reform beneficiaries and sugar workers under Tatak Kalamay have reiterated their opposition to a proposed sugar import liberalization. They also urged President Rodrigo Duterte to listen to their concerns and drop the proposal. “The sugar industry is under siege again and we condemn in the strongest terms what we preceived as a sell-off of Philippine agriculture in general,” the group, in a news conference on Sunday, said.It further urge local government units to show support by passing resolutions in their respective areas opposing the sugar import liberalization because of its detrimental effect on the sugar industry. ”Notwithstanding what has been happening to our rice industry, the crisis we have in the livestock and other agricultural sectors, the economic managers have once again set … [Read more...] about Negros stakeholders oppose sugar import liberalization

Marawi families given 66,000 sacks of riceWorld Vision, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Taiwan, recently held a rice turnover in Region 10, donating 66,000 sacks of rice to at least 620 families affected by the Marawi City crisis. “This is just the first batch. In the coming days, more families will also receive the 30-kilogram sack of rice,” World Vision’s Executive Director Rommel Fuerte said, adding that the organization’s support to the families was especially intended for their children. The 66,000 donated sacks of rice will support the food assistance project of the Philippine government, which aims to alleviate food shortage and enhance access to food of affected families.World Food Programme’s December 2018 report showed that food gap remains at 73.30 percent. In response, the DSWD, under the Bangon Marawi Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery Program distributed a cash grant of $1,400 (P73,000) … [Read more...] about Marawi families given 66,000 sacks of rice

Kick Smartmatic out, then find the best tech providerZombie ideas are those policy propositions that have been refuted by evidence and empirical studies and are supposed to be dead, but continue to have new leases on life because they serve either partisan purposes or self-serving agendas. Examples: trade wars are easy to win; tax cuts are good for the economy and they pay for themselves; and the efficiency of the markets and government regulations are the starting point of the “road to serfdom.” Mr. Donald Trump’s trade war with China, the European Union and even its North American neighbors are part of the major reasons for the current global economic anxiety. As our own Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas head said, perhaps in exasperation, Mr. Trump is a major problem, his erratic, ego-driven policies setting back the growth of the global economy in many ways. The Trump tax cuts were a giveaway to his wealthy cronies, not a timely injection of … [Read more...] about Kick Smartmatic out, then find the best tech provider

Once more for the children in prisonIt is astounding that developed civilized nations like Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland, South Africa, Hong Kong, Fiji and the United States have 10 years as the minimum age of criminal responsibility for children.  It’s a mark of shame. The United Nations Committee on Children’s Rights (UNCRC) says age 16 is the ideal, but age 14 is the minimum for criminal responsibility. Most people believe this is right. The US has 11 years as the minimum age of criminal responsibility. It’s wrong that children as young as 10 are being tried as adults. A judge in Wisconsin recently found a 10-year-old girl, charged with murder of a baby, incompetent to be tried in a court of law. The UN recommendation reflects current research in child development and neuroscience, which says that abstract reasoning skills are not fully developed in children aged 12 and 13. “State parties are encouraged to take note of recent … [Read more...] about Once more for the children in prison