The Social Security System (SSS) has issued violation notices against eight business employers in Sun Valley and Merville, Parañaque City, for failing to remit contributions. In a statement, the SSS reported that a sum of P1.7 million in contributions, along with corresponding penalties, went...
The Social Security System (SSS) will dispose of unclaimed Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) cards from its branches by the end of this year. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 21, the pension fund said UMID card applicants between August 2017 to December 2020 must claim their IDs on or...
Three state-run banks and insurance corporations received the highest ratings for corporate governance in 2022 from the Governance Commission of GOCCs (GCG). During the Government-owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC) governance awards on Monday, Nov. 20, the Land Bank of the Philippines...
As part of the P100 million worth of the support to Bahay Pag-Asa (BPA) Project, the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), provided a training package and other services. Photo credit to JJWC In a statement on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided over P11 million worth of assistance to the families affected by the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Mindanao. DSWD / Manila Bulletin In a statement on Monday, Nov. 20, the DSWD, through its Field Office in Davao (Region 11), said it...
Senator Grace Poe said that kids in public daycare and development centers should have better access to the government's free meals to ensure that their nutritional needs are met. Sen. Grace Poe seeks an update on the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) feeding program, the...
Sen. Francis Tolentino urged on Thursday the expansion of the administration’s flagship project, the Food Stamp Program (FSP), led by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). During the plenary debates on the agency’s 2024 budget, Tolentino said, “I hope that the program can...
To enhance investment returns, the Social Security System (SSS) has tapped two government-owned banks to serve as its local fund managers for the next three-year period. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer said, the pension fund has allocated P2 billion in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a new group of medical and pharmaceutical firms to expand medical assistance for Filipinos in need. Photo courtesy of DSWD In a statement issued Sunday, Nov. 12, the DSWD said through these...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) received recognition for addressing all concerns from its members from the Civil Service Commission (CSC). In a statement, the insurance system gained a 100 percent rate in complaint resolution among the other government agencies in 2022. The achievement was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Social Security System (SSS), Bureau of Customs (BOC), and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement on Tuesday, November 7, in a hotel here for the social security coverage of job order and contractual personnel of these three offices who are not...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has sent notices of remittance violation to a pharmacy and a household appliances retail store in Taguig City. In a statement, SSS said P3.4 million worth of unpaid workers’ contributions and penalties were found in the two establishments. This is due to...
