About P4,135,167 million could have saved Marcelo B. del Pilar’s life if it had come early enough—as he and his wife had been pleading—to pay for a much- needed heart-bypass operation. Nearly two months after the retired government prosecutor in Negros Occidental died, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday his heirs may now claim his retirement pay.
A senior military officer facing charges for the alleged illegal arrest and torture of 43 health workers in Morong, Rizal, three years ago is bowing out of the service on reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56.
Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon said he was planning to set a single day for all Bureau of Customs employees to submit their birth certificates to ascertain their true age.
He served the government for 36 years until his retirement in 2011. But retired Cadiz City prosecutor Marcelo B. del Pilar has yet to receive his lump sum pension despite a letter of appeal to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima.
Benedict XVI leaves Vatican for last time as pope, flies by helicopter to papal retreat.
Pope Benedict XVI has greeted his cardinals for the last time as pontiff, beginning a quiet final day as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics before flying off into retirement.
Cuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire. But he did not say when he might do so or if such a move was imminent.
Where does our money go? Amid talk of a possible increase in the premiums contributed by its members before the year ends, a militant organization on Wednesday challenged the state-owned Social Security System to disclose its investments to the public.
Beleaguered Coast Guard chief Vice Admiral Edmund Tan will retire on Dec. 16 while serving a 90-day preventive suspension ordered by the Sandiganbayan in connection with a 2009 graft case filed against him when he was still head of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Visayas Area Command.
Philippine National Police chief Nicanor Bartolome is likely to go on non-duty status before the end of the year to allow for his early replacement and smoother preparations for the forthcoming midterm elections in 2013, according to President Benigno Aquino III.
Pressure appears to be mounting for Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome to retire early.
The retirement of two senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), including its number two man, has triggered a top-level revamp in the military organization.
The outgoing Armed Forces second boss and former Army chief gave his colleagues a goodbye salute in ceremonies held at Camp Aguinaldo on Friday, three days before his compulsory retirement.
