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Senator Risa Hontiveros called on the Social Security System to defer the implementation of the contribution hike as she noted that this would further deplete workers’ wages which have not kept up with the rising prices of goods. Hontiveros issued the call as she filed Proposed Senate Resolution No. 1269 calling for a Senate investigation […]
The chair of the House committee on labor and employment, Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lent his voice to appeals to Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to suspend the scheduled contribution rate hike of the Social Security System (SSS) to protect workers from being further burdened with the lessening of their take-home pay. “Nananawagan tayo […]
Aside from amending the Universal Health Care Act to transfer PhilHealth to the Department of Finance, Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes is considering giving other agencies roles in providing universal health care. “I am looking at giving health maintenance organization roles or mandates to the Social Security System, the Government Service Insurance System, the […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo slammed the very low compliance of Social Security System (SSS), the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG for the coverage of kasambahays. Based on a 2019 joint survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), there are 1.4 […]
The proposal of Senator Bato Dela Rosa to prohibit the use of government social welfare entities such as the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to invest in the Maharlika Investment Fund was adopted in the Congress’ final version of the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill. Senate Bill No. 2020 or […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo is calling for a Senate investigation into the reported complaints from Social Security System (SSS) members about the long and tedious system of processing their benefits, particularly retirement claims. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 544, Tulfo stressed that said delays in processing of claims have caused financial difficulties for retirees, especially […]
Negros Occidental’s provincial government has partnered with the Social Security System (SSS) for the coverage of its 1,279 contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) personnel under the KaltaSSS-Collect Program. The partnership was sealed during the signing of a memorandum of agreement between Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and SSS officials Voltaire Agas, executive vice […]
The state-run Social Security System (SSS) is bound to be among the topmost beneficiaries of the country’s revitalized mining sector, a senior member of Congress said on Sunday. “The SSS has a substantial equity investment in one of the largest new mining ventures in the country,” Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr said in a […]
Senator Dick Gordon warned Social Security System (SSS) members and their employers to take extra precaution against scammers amid the recent rise in the number of fraudulent incidents, especially during pandemic. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, urged SSS members and their employers alike not to disclose sensitive information […]
Senator Joel Villanueva hailed Malacañang’s signing into law a bill granting the President the power to hold off Social Security System (SSS) contribution hikes during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maraming salamat po sa ating Pangulo. But having been given that power, the President must now pull the trigger so to speak,” said Villanueva, chair of the […]