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MANILA-At 113, retired Army Sgt. Malomalo P. Salag is the oldest living Filipino World War 2 (WW2) veteran. He was born on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 1909. Lt. Gen. Nesty G. Carolina (AFP, Ret.), administrator of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), said of the 151,824 Filipinos who fought during World War 2, there are 2,022 who are still alive as of Friday (April 8, 2022), 236 of whom are over the century mark. They continue to receive their monthly pension, plus free health care. ...

BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) only has 10 remaining personnel unvaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Thursday. Lt. Abegael Donasco, the NOCPPO spokesperson, said those who have not been inoculated are police officers with comorbidities, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. "They comprise about 1 percent of the population. They have submitted waivers," she added. Currently, there are 2,380 personnel under NOCPPO, includi...

Bayad Center (File photo) MANILA - State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has collected over PHP65 million in loan payments made through Bayad Centers following the accreditation of more branches of the collection partner. GSIS's partnership with Bayad, which started in April this year, provides members a secure and convenient alternative to paying their loans and supports the pension fund's goal to improve its loan collection efficiency. "Initially, there wer...

(Photo from PTV) MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to augment the resources of the local government units (LGUs) hit by Severe Tropical Storm Maring to ensure the affected families will get relief assistance. In its report released on Wednesday, the DSWD has over PHP133 million available standby funds in its central office and field offices. "A total of 381,893 family food packs (FFPs) are already in already distributed in various parts of the country...