filipino globe national
May 2008
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SSS launches
Arroyo orders meeting on wages
President Arroyo (right) has generosity and would be added to the existing
ordered Labor Secretary Marianito kindness to help minimum wage of P362, or if P5
year-long
Roque and Trade Secretary Peter workers cope with of the increase would be given as
Favila to convene a series of difficult times,” cost of living allowance.
tripartite meetings on non-wage Bunye said. The Trade Union Congress of the
benefits for workers. Arroyo on Philippines has asked the wage
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye Thursday board for an P80 increase.
said the meetings would map out announced that Arroyo earlier called on
loan amnesty
“income extenders and benefits” minimum wage earners in the corporations to grant non-wage
that employers could provide their private sector in Metro Manila benefits to their employees, such
employees while ensuring their would receive a P20 increase in as rice subsidy and transportation.
businesses’ sustainability. their salary. On May 2, she signed Executive
“It is time for employers, She said the wage board Order 721 encouraging large
particularly those who are better decision is undergoing refinements companies to provide for the rice
program
off, to draw from a wellspring of as to whether the entire amount requirements of their employees.
Move aims to help ease burden on
borrowers struggling with high prices
The Social Security System has im-
plemented a year-long amnesty pro-
gram for short-term loans to help ease
the burden on Filipino workers cop-
ing with rising prices.
SSS President and chief executive
Corazon de la Paz-Bernardo said the
pension fund would condone penal-
ties on loans of members who would
avail of the amnesty, which is part of
the non-wage benefits package of-
fered to workers to mark Labor Day.
“This is an excellent opportunity
fully pay their delinquencies within
for delinquent borrowers to settle
the amnesty to enjoy 100 per cent
their unpaid accounts at a huge dis-
condonation of penalties.”
count,” she said.“Under the amnesty,
The SSS has been granting salary
they would only pay the principal and
loans to actively paying members with
interest, with their penalties written
at least 36 contribution payments.
off.”
Previous loans granted to members
The SSS expects to collect P2.62
include calamity, emergency, educa-
billion in principal and interest from
tional, study now-pay later, vocation-
about 620,000 delinquent short-term
al/technical, Y2K, stock investment
borrowers. The amnesty will end on
and privatization fund loans.
April 30 next year.
De la Paz-Bernardo said 721 delin-
The amount of penalties to be con-
quent members from 19 cooperatives
doned would be proportionate to the
which borrowed under the SSS Mem-
arrears, or the outstanding principal
bers’ Assistance for the Development
and interest, paid by the borrower.
of Entrepreneurship could also avail
Payments may be partial or in full.
of the amnesty. The MADE program,
“If only half of the arrears are paid
which ended in 1994, released over
during the amnesty, then only half
P140 million to cooperatives, which
of the penalties would be condoned,
in turn lent the funds to members for
while the balance would continue to
livelihood activities.
accumulate penalties,” De la Paz-Ber-
More than 540,000 delinquent bor-
nardo said.
rowers benefited from five amnesty
“This is why we urge borrowers to
periods for SSS short-term loans.
IBANGBAlITA
STRANDED SA BARKO
sa ilang karatig probinsiya ng
Isang barko na may sakay
Negros Occidental.
na 300 pasahero ang na-
Sa ulat ni NOSD
stranded sa karagatan bunsod
Superintendent Rizalino
sa malalaking alon dulot ng
Tortosa, umabot sa tanggapan
pambabayo ng malakas na
ng DepEd ang nasabing video
hangin at ulan ng bagyong
na nagpapakita umano ng
Cosme na naging sanhi ng mga
pagtatalik ng isang lalaking guro
flashfloods.
at dati nitong estudyanteng
Ang mga pasahero ng MV
babae.
Starlight Pacific ay nanatili sa
Aniya, may hawak na silang
karagatan dahil sa malalaking
kopya ng CD ng nasabing sex
alon kaya hindi makadaong
video at isinasailalim na sa
ang barko sa Port Roxas sa
beripikasyon upang matukoy
lalawigan ng Oriental Mindoro,
kung ito nga ang sinasabing
ayon sa coast guard.
teacher at estudyante.
Isa pang barko ang nagdala ng
pagkain sa mga pasahero nitong
BULAGTA SA SHOOTOUT
Biyernes, ayon kay coast guard
Bumulagta ang dalawa sa apat
spokesman Lt Cmdr. Armand
na lalaking pinaghihinalaang
Balilo.
holdaper na nanlaban sa mga
Ang bagyo ay may dalang
pulis Maynila nang sitahin
hangin na 54 miles per hour.
matapos umiwas sa checkpoint.

Kinilala ni SPO1 Renato
TEACHER SEX VIDEO
Garay, imbestigador ng Manila
Masusing iniimbestigahan ng
Police District-Police Station
Negros Occidental Schools
5 ang isa sa napatay na si
Division ang umano’y sex video
Gerry Fuentes, 24, ng Parola
ng isang pampublikong guro
Compund, habang ang isa ay
at dati nitong estudyante na
tinatayang 30 anyos,may taas
kumakalat sa mga cellphone
5’4-5’5”, nakasuot ng pulang t-
at CDs sa Victorias City pati
shirt at maong short.
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