DAGUPAN CITY – A total of 10 delinquent employers here and the town of Calasiao, Pangasinan have been issued a notice of compliance for non-registration of their business, non-remittance of SSS contributions, and non-production of records. Out of the ten, five did not remit their worker's...
Solo parents who will be displaced from their jobs will get double insurance benefits if a congressman’s proposed measure becomes a law. (Photo by @MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/ISTOCK) House Bill No. 2229 will grant laid-off solo parents an involuntary separation payment equal to 100 percent of their...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Social Security System (SSS) in Region 1 (Ilocos) held a meeting on Friday, Jan. 20, to boost the compliance of employers with social benefits. Speaking on behalf of DOLE Region 1 Director Exequiel Ronie A....
A proposed measure filed by Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar would provide disability, health and hospitalizations benefits to all practicing journalists as the lawmaker cited the hazard of their jobs. (Photo from Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar via Facebook) House Bill (HB)...
The new head of the Social Security System (SSS) vowed to continue with the reforms and innovations started by the previous administration to provide better services to members and pensioners. In a statement, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer, said Wednesday, Jan....
After two government-controlled funds deferred their contribution rate increases for 2023, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Saturday, Jan. 7, called on the Social Security System (SSS) to likewise suspend its planned contribution increase for this year....
House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro hailed on Saturday, Jan. 7 the Home Development Mutual Fund, or Pag-IBIG Fund for being "sensitive" to pandemic and inflation-weary Filipinos. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro This, after Pag-IBIG decided to defer...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said its benefit disbursements jumped in the first 11 months of the year due to increased benefit claims, as well as number of members and pensioners. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund disbursed...
The implementation on Jan. 1, 2023 by the Social Security System (SSS) of a one percent increase in its members’ contribution rate to 14 percent is the third step of its four-tier contribution increase. This is in accordance with Republic Act 11199 that was enacted in 2018 to strengthen the...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said the series of contribution rate increases expanded the pension fund’s life by more than two decades. In a statement on Thursday, Dec. 22, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said an additional 22 years have been added to the...
Four more government financial institutions (GFIs) have signed up in the national housing program of the Marcos administration, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) disclosed on Thursday, Dec. 22. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said he already signed an agreement...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) has justified the contribution increase beginning next year, saying it would help fund higher benefit disbursements to its members. In a statement, Michael G. Regino, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the one percentage point increase in 2023...
