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The Government Service Insurance System (Filipino: Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan, abbreviated as GSIS) is a Filipino government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in the Philippines aimed at government employees. Created by Commonwealth Act No. 186 and Republic Act No. 8291 (GSIS Act of 1997), GSIS is a social insurance ...
Under the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 (Republic Act 10121), a "state of calamity" is defined as "a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damages to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of people in the affected areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard".
A price freeze was issued in areas placed under a state of calamity following the storm, covering important and local goods. [172] The Energy Regulatory Commission also ordered energy firms to suspend the disconnection of customers from the electrical grid and implement flexible bills payment schemes in affected areas until December 2024. [173]
SSS members can make 'salary' or 'calamity' loans. Salary loans are calculated based on a member's particular monthly salary credit. Calamity loans are for instances when the government has declared a state of calamity in the area where an SSS member lives, following disasters such as flooding and earthquakes.
The Government Service Insurance System prepared emergency loan programs for calamity-hit individuals. [103] Floodwaters in Bulacan after Typhoon Doksuri. Two organizations from the private sector began facilitating the sale of produce which were harvested in advance to evade damage from the typhoon's strong winds. [104]
[66] [67] A state of calamity was declared in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Ilocos Norte, Oriental Mindoro and Pampanga [68] [69] [70] due to the widespread floods that occurred in various areas of the region. [71]
Tropical Storm Soulik, known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Gener, was a weak tropical cyclone that impacted both the Philippines and Vietnam.It formed as the fifteenth named storm of the annual typhoon season in September 2024, Soulik originated from a low-pressure area to the east-northeast of Manila, Philippines on September 14, when it was designated as tropical depression Gener ...
The streets of Manila were flooded by rains which left low-lying areas under neck-deep waters. [12] August 8–9, 2007: Tropical Storm Wutip (Dodong) triggered numerous landslides and mudslides in Luzon due to the continued rainfall. August 15–17, 2007: Typhoon Sepat (Egay) and its outflow brings heavy rainfall over Metro Manila.