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WITH the primary purpose of providing timely social security benefits to employees who are unable to work due to sickness, injury, child birth, or miscarriage, SSS Circular No. 2017-006 reminds employers to pay the following benefits in advance:

Aren’t three-year olds the cutest? My youngest daughter is at that age, and she never fails to make us smile.

Our fast-growing economy presents a wide array of opportunities for entrepreneurs. This is especially true with the unveiling of the “Dutertenomics” program by the government’s economic team.

TO make transactions with the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-ibig) more convenient and secure for its members, Pag-ibig can now release short term loan (STL) proceeds to its members through the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) prepaid card starting Sept. 21, aside from the existing means through checks, Citibank’s prepaid cards and Landbank cash cards.

WASH SYCIP was a very well known person, not only in the Philippines, but also in the whole world.

It was a great blessing to see nine European countries in a span of two weeks. The grand tour allowed me to experience many beautiful things in that part of the world—its unique flora and fauna, old architecture, and many other sights.

TO uphold social welfare for the disadvantaged or indigent communities, Batas Pambansa Bilang 702, as amended by Republic Act No. 10932, prohibits the demand or acceptance of deposits or advance payments as prerequisite for administering basic emergency patient care and medical treatment, including confinement; and the refusal to administer emergency medical treatment or support to a patient in a hospital or medical clinic.

Time flies — in three months, we will bid 2017 goodbye. For us accountants, the end of the year means the start of busy season! There is the closing of books, the annual audit, and the filing of annual tax returns — tasks that often lead to sleepless nights.