The Social Security System (SSS) collected P98.26 billion in contributions over the first three quarters of this year, higher by 10 percent from the P89.03 billion total for the same period in 2014, with the pension fund achieving growths in all four major segments of SSS membership. SSS Officer-in-Charge of Management Services and Planning Division [&hellip
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SSS website registration hits 2-M mark
The Social Security System (SSS) surpassed the two-million mark in the total number of SSS website registrations last year, with a record 645,496 online enrollees in 2012, up by 55 percent from the previous high of 416,771 web registrants in 2011. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. attributed the surge in [&hellip
Brgy. Bel-Air joins AlkanSSSya Program; social protection for barangay workers now within reach
The Social Security System (SSS) continues to expand the reach of its microsavings scheme called “AlkanSSSya” as its Makati-JP Rizal Branch launched the AlkanSSSya Program in Barangay Bel-Air, Makati City on March 13. Led by SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio S. de Quiros, Jr. and Brgy. Bel-Air Chairman Constancia Q. Lichauco, the launch [&hellip
SSS call center now open 24 hours on weekdays
The Social Security System (SSS) has lengthened its Call Center operations from 16 hours to 24 hours every weekday to give members more access to over-the-phone updates about their contributions, benefits, loans and other SSS transactions. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said that with longer call center hours, members regardless [&hellip
SSS reaches P1-B OFW collection in five months
The Social Security System (SSS) collected a total of P1.07 billion in contributions of overseas Filipino workers during the first five months of this year, up by 13 percent from its P944.75 million collection for the same period in 2011. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. noted that key to the [&hellip
Overall SSS web-based transactions breach 5.5-M mark in 2015
The Social Security System’s (SSS) total website transactions increased from 3.64 million by end-2014 to 5.55 million by end-2015, reflecting a growth of 53 percent driven by the rising number of members and employers using the online facility as a faster and easier means of transacting with the pension fund. SSS Officer-in-Charge of Service Delivery [&hellip
Certification of UMID card processing for Taiwan-bound OFWs
Social Security System (SSS) members who are seeking employment in Taiwan can now present either the SSS 2D Barcode ID Card or the SSS Certification of Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID) Card Processing until January 2016 to comply with the requirements for a Taiwanese working visa, pending the release of their UMID cards. The Taipei Economic [&hellip
SSS starts accepting online submission of sickness notifications by employers
Employers can now submit online sickness notifications of their employees to the Social Security System through the SSS Website (www.sss.gov.ph). This web-based facility aims to prevent late filing of notification which reduces the amount of sickness benefit reimbursement claimed from the SSS. SSS Officer-in-Charge of Medical Services Division Dr. Brenda P. Viola said the online [&hellip
SSS branches to open on weekend for last-minute amnesty applicants
Social Security System (SSS) branches nationwide will open this weekend, September 29 to 30, to accommodate members filing last-minute applications for the agency’s amnesty program on penalties of delinquent loan borrowers. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said the agency also moved the deadline of the six-month Loan Penalty Condonation Program [&hellip
SSS gains support on OFW coverage, bares MGM grand draw winners
The Social Security System (SSS) has drawn support from Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, who cited the need to ensure SSS coverage of millions of Filipino seafarers and land-based OFWs. Administrator Cacdac noted that the POEA is currently “working on the technical implementation of the standard employment contract for seafarers with [&hellip