Money and Personal Finance
Kasambahay Benefits: SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and 13th Month
A kasambahay is a covered employee, not a favor. SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and 13th month are statutory, not optional gifts.
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Family Benefits
Government Services
Senior Citizen Social Pension: Eligibility and How It Is Paid
The social pension is income-tested and waitlisted. The Senior Citizen ID is not an automatic pension enrollment.
Government Services
4Ps Pantawid Pamilya: How It Works, Who Qualifies and How to File a Grievance
A plain guide to 4Ps for Filipino families: an eligibility self-check, DSWD's grant amounts with worked examples, the conditions and what happens when one…
Government Services
DSWD AICS: What Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Is
DSWD AICS is a one-time stop-gap for hospital bills, medicines, funerals, and trips home. Here's what to bring and how to avoid getting turned…
Lifestyle
OWWA Scholarships for OFW Dependents: EDSP and ODSP
EDSP is competitive. ODSP is income-screened. Both need an active OWWA member-parent and school papers. Slots are not walk-in.
Government Services
OWWA Membership: How to Join, Renew, and What It Unlocks
Most OWWA cash and scholarship programs check active membership first. The contribution is per contract, not a lifetime card.
Money and Personal Finance
Pag-IBIG Calamity Loan Eligibility and How to Apply
Calamity loan is not automatic after every PAGASA warning. Your area has to be in the covered declaration, and the account cannot be in…
Money and Personal Finance
VAWC Leave: 10-Day Paid Leave Under RA 9262
RA 9262 leave is ten days with full pay for women employees who are victims of violence. It is not deducted from sick leave.…
Money and Personal Finance
RA 11210 Expanded Maternity Leave: 105-Day Guidelines
RA 11210 is the leave. SSS maternity is the cash. Solo-parent extra days need the Solo Parent ID. Allocation to the father is optional.
Government Services
PSA Marriage Certificate: How to Request a Copy
SSS, PhilHealth dependents, passport name-change, and paternity leave all bounce without this document. Order the PSA copy, not the church souvenir.