Tag: SSS

  • SSS Aims for Enhanced Services, Reduced Loan Rates, and Broader Self-Employed Coverage

    MANILA – The Social Security System (SSS) is set to roll out a series of initiatives aimed at improving services for pensioners, lowering interest rates on its loan programs, and expanding coverage to include more self-employed individuals. According to a recent announcement, these enhancements are slated for implementation throughout the current year. SSS President and…

  • SSS Seeks Legislative Support for Contribution Increase

    The Social Security System (SSS) has reached out to legislators, requesting assistance in managing the impact of a scheduled increase in member contributions set for this year. During a press briefing at the Palace, SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph De Claro emphasized the agency’s willingness to collaborate with lawmakers to mitigate the effects of…

  • Senator Pimentel Backs Call to Halt SSS Contribution Increase

    In a recent statement, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has thrown his weight behind the growing demand to pause the scheduled rise in Social Security System (SSS) contribution rates. Pimentel raised concerns about the effectiveness of these increases in enhancing member benefits. The senator’s comments come in the wake of protests from private school…

  • Senator Backs Call to Halt SSS Contribution Increase Amid Concerns Over Member Benefits

    In a recent development from Quezon City, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has thrown his weight behind the growing demand to pause the scheduled increase in Social Security System (SSS) contribution rates. Pimentel’s support comes in response to concerns raised by private school teachers about the financial strain caused by the rise from 14…

  • Senator Backs Call to Halt SSS Contribution Increase

    In a recent statement, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has thrown his weight behind the growing demand to pause the scheduled increase in Social Security System (SSS) contributions. Pimentel raised concerns about the effectiveness of the hike in enhancing member benefits, echoing the sentiments of private school teachers who have protested the rise from…

  • Former SSS President Urges Pause on Contribution Rate Increases

    In a recent statement, Rolando Macasaet, the former head of the Social Security System (SSS), advocated for a temporary halt to the scheduled increases in SSS contribution rates. Macasaet, who served as SSS president from May 2023 until his resignation in October 2024 to pursue a political career with the SSS-GSIS Pensyonado party-list, emphasized the…

  • SSS Provides Over P1.15 Billion in Calamity Loans to 70,000 Typhoon-Affected Members

    MANILA – The Social Security System (SSS) has disbursed over PHP1.15 billion in calamity loan assistance to nearly 70,000 members impacted by recent typhoons. According to Carlo Villacorta, the acting head of the Public Affairs and Special Events Division at SSS, the loans were made available last month to members in regions hit by typhoons…

  • SSS Provides Over P1.15 Billion in Loans to 70,000 Members Hit by Typhoons

    MANILA – The Social Security System (SSS) has disbursed over PHP1.15 billion in calamity loan assistance to nearly 70,000 members impacted by recent typhoons. According to Carlo Villacorta, the acting head of the Public Affairs and Special Events Division at SSS, the loans were made available last month to members in regions affected by typhoons…

  • Over 285,000 Bicol Region SSS Members Eligible for Calamity and Salary Loans

    LEGAZPI CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) has announced that 285,161 of its active members in the Bicol Region can apply for calamity and salary loans. This initiative targets members affected by recent weather disturbances in the region, as stated by Jeanette Mapa, the spokesperson for SSS-Bicol. Mapa specified that members from the provinces…

  • SSS-Luzon North 1 Surpasses Enrollment Goal by 78%, Reaches Over 100,000 New Members

    In a significant achievement, the Social Security System (SSS) Luzon North 1 division has exceeded its new member enrollment target by a remarkable 78%. Initially aiming for 58,400 new members by the end of the year, the division successfully enrolled 103,000 new members by October’s end. Ceasar Saludo, the vice president of SSS Luzon North…