The Department of Trade and Industry through its Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BMSMED) will conduct a series of free SME briefing sessions at the BMSMED Training […]
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Businesses get P189-M in SSS loans in 2012
The Social Security System (SSS) released a total of P189.05 million in business loans last year for growth and expansion projects of nine private enterprises that include service providers, real […]
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P148-M in SSS educational loans granted to 12,000 students
More than 12,000 college and vocational-technical (voc-tech) students across the country have so far benefited from the Social Security System’s (SSS) educational loan facility that released a total of P148.64 […]
Read moreSSS contribution collections reach P94.2-B in 2012; Western Mindanao kicks in P854-M
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Social Security System (SSS) collected a total of P94.2 billion from January to December 2012, reflecting a nine percent jump from the P85.9 billion that it […]
Read moreSSS taps microfinance institution to cover 0.9-M women entrepreneurs
BAY, LAGUNA — The Social Security System (SSS) has partnered with a microfinance institution that manages a nationwide network of 900,000 women entrepreneurs as part of the pension fund’s intensified […]
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Philippines-developed hybrid rice contributes to Bangladesh’s non-importation of rice in 2013
A Philippines-developed hybrid rice has captured 20 percent of Bangladesh’s hybrid rice market share, contributing to this developing country’s non-importation of rice in 2013. Since the initial production of seeds […]
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SSS lauds signing of Kasambahay Law
The Social Security Sytem (SSS) welcomed the signing into law by President Benigno Aquino III last January 18 of Republic Act No. 10361, “An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection […]
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SSS expands coverage to farmers in partnership with Irrigators Association
CABANATUAN, Nueva Ecija — Nearly 200 farmers here will benefit from Social Security System (SSS) coverage under a new agreement between the SSS and a local irrigators association that will […]
Read moreNew SSS branch clinics enhance delivery of medical services
The Social Security System (SSS) simultaneously opened branch clinics in more than 50 strategic locations, including island provinces and far-flung SSS branches, across the country on January 7, 2013 to […]
Read moreSSS grants P2-B calamity relief to members and pensioners in 2012
The Social Security System (SSS) has granted over P2 billion through its calamity relief programs to about 134,000 affected members and pensioners all over the country who benefited from the […]
Read moreSSS offers calamity relief to members affected by Typhoon Pablo
About 3.6 million members of the Social Security System (SSS) can avail themselves of the SSS calamity relief package to help them and their families recover from the devastation caused […]
Read moreGovt should carry out more techno demo which helped an SL-8H hybrid rice farmer earn P1.31 million net in 2011
The government should carry out more technology demonstrations which have helped uplift farmers’ livelihood as that of a top SL-8H hybrid rice farmer that earned a P1.31 million net in […]
Read moreDeclaration of 55,000 bags of P150 million worth of sugar from Thailand as clearly smuggled pressed as release in the market to hurt farmers
The sugar industry is pressing for a final declaration of 55,000 bags of sugar (P150 million worth) from Thailand as “smuggled” amid sinister attempts to release this to the market […]
Read moreSSS denies allegations of overcharging on members’ loans
The Social Security System (SSS) said it has not violated any policy on lending nor overcharged its member-borrowers contrary to reports that came out in media recently. SSS Assistant Vice […]
Read moreSSS recovers P1.9 B from amnesty program, bares new guidelines of short-term loans
The Social Security System (SSS) has recovered P1.984 billion in back payments from overdue short-term loans during its six-month amnesty program which ended last September, a top official said. SSS […]
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