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THE POLICY-MAKING BODY of the Social Security System (SSS) is set to conduct a nationwide survey to plug coverage gaps and improve social protection.

THE Social Security System (SSS) said it may only be able to recover more than half of the expected collectibles from the agency’s condonation program, noting that out of over 132,000 established delinquent employers, only 16,460 of them have availed of the amnesty program in the first three months of the implementation.

LOCAL managers for the remaining P2 billion of the Social Security System’s (SSS) investment reserve fund (IRF) may be tapped as early as end-June, the pension fund’s chief said on Wednesday.

THE SOCIAL SECURITY System (SSS) condoned P9.5 billion in short-term penalties of calamity-affected members under the second round of its loan restructuring program (LRP).

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) disbursed more than P30.5 billion in salary loans in 2018, as it saw a jump in releases through electronic means.

THE Social Security System (SSS) saw a pickup in loan releases for retiree pensioners following the relaxed rules approved by the Social Security Commission.

THE SOCIAL SECURITY System (SSS) expects to collect P13 billion during the first two years of the implementation of the mandatory contributions from overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

THE SOCIAL SECURITY System (SSS) is set to raise contribution rates starting next quarter after its amended charter was signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has recommended a P1,000 increase in the monthly pensions paid to retirees, it announced Friday.

SOCIAL SECURITY System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc tendered his resignation on Tuesday following the effectivity of the pension fund’s amended charter.

THE CONTRIBUTION RATE increase of the Social Security System (SSS) is expected to be implemented within the first half of the year once the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the pension fund’s newly amended charter are finalized.

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) is eyeing to finally invest overseas as its new charter allows a bigger chunk of its reserve funds to be parked in foreign-currency securities.

MEMBERS OF the Social Security System (SSS) who were affected by typhoon Usman that struck the country at the end of 2018 can now apply for a calamity assistance loan.

THE Social Security System (SSS) reported yesterday that P442.38 million worth of benefits was disbursed to over 17,619 Employees Compensation (EC) pensioners from Jan. 2017 to Oct. 2018, following President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s approval of the EC benefit increase last May.

THE DEADLINE for the payment of monthly pension contributions is now scheduled at the end of the month after the payable period, the Social Security System (SSS) said, as the fund adjusts to the payment reference number (PRN) system.

THE BILL allowing the Social Security Commission (SSC) to raise pension contributions starting next year hurdled the bicameral conference committee on Tuesday, with Congress fully adopting the Senate’s version.

THE SENATE on Monday passed on third and final reading the bill seeking to rationalize and expand the powers of the Social Security Commission (SSC), the governing board of the Social Security System (SSS).

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) announced yesterday that it has allocated P1.61 billion for the calamity assistance program (CAP) for more than a million of its active members and pensioners who were affected by the typhoon Mangkhut (local name: Ompong) last month.

AVAILMENTS under the pension loan program of the Social Security System (SSS) reached over P100 million during the first month of implementation, the state-run firm said on Friday.

THE Social Security System (SSS) said Friday that it has extended its Loan Restructuring Program (LRP) with penalties condoned for another six months, to provide relief to members living in areas affected by recent calamities.

THE MEASURE seeking to extend paid maternity leave will have a “serious implication” on the Social Security System’s (SSS) finances, a top official said while urging the government anew to hike its contribution rate.

The Social Security System (SSS) said the measure seeking to extend paid maternity leave will have a "serious implication" to its finances, a top...

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) on Monday launched the Pension Loan Program (PLP), allowing 1.3 million retiree pensioners to borrow funds.

The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday launched the Pension Loan Program (PLP), allowing 1.3 million retiree pensioners to borrow funds. In an event in...

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) said its contribution collections likely grew by double digits in the first semester.

The Social Security System (SSS) earned P1.31 billion from the three months of implementation of the loan restructuring program (LRP). In a statement Wednesday, July...

THE Philippines’ two major pension funds have signed social security arrangements (SSAs) with Germany and Japan to extend benefit coverage to Filipino residents of that country.

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) collected more contributions from its members in the first quarter, boosting the pension fund’s revenues.

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) will be launching another loan restructuring program for delinquent borrowers affected by natural calamities next month. "This is loan restructuring...

Social Security System (SSS) said it breached its target revenue in 2017 on the back of intensified collection efforts. In a statement sent to reporters...

Social insurance institutions: Strengthening social protection Among the other sectors, the poor are more vulnerable to the risks and shocks of volatility in the global...

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE Social Security System (SSS) is eyeing to raise monthly contributions starting April, which is expected to raise P45...

THE COUNTRY’S Budget chief said it is high time to raise the contribution rates of Social Security System (SSS) members as they could easily...

By Arra B. Francia, Reporter STATE-RUN Social Security System (SSS) is keen on getting a seat on the Philippine Stock Exchange’s (PSE) board of directors,...

SOCIAL SECURITY System posted single-digit growth in its revenues for the first 11 months of 2017 driven by bigger collections in members’ contributions. In a...

By Arra B. Francia, Reporter DIVERSIFIED engineering conglomerate Megawide Construction Corp. and Social Security System are planning to submit to the government an unsolicited proposal...

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) is opening two new branches in the Davao Region next year, one in Calinan, Davao City and the other...

As if the Social Security System (SSS) was not in enough controversy. And now the most recent issue is that of alleged conflict of...

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Senior Reporter THE Social Security System (SSS) may opt to remove the cap on monthly contributions instead of implementing an...

DESPITE earlier pronouncements of pushing for a member contribution hike by 2018, the Social Security System (SSS) said this would be its last resort...

THE Social Security System (SSS) aims to have its proposed charter amendments up for plenary debates in the Senate this month, putting it on...