THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) has extended the deadline for the remittance of contributions in areas affected by typhoons “Egay” and “Falcon” up to Saturday, Sept. 30.
The areas affected include Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Cavite, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, and Mountain Province, the SSS said in a circular dated Sept. 25.
The SSS will also afford the same grace period to members in areas where the local government had declared a state of calamity due to the two typhoons.
The extensions apply to business employers with contributions previously due in June 2023, as well as to household employers, coverage and collection partners, and individual members including the self-employed, voluntary members, and non-working spouses with contributions due in April, May, and June.
The extension also applies to employers with approved installment proposals and have post-dated checks due in June or July.
“No contributions paid retroactively by individual members shall be used in determining his/her eligibility to any benefit arising from a contingency wherein the date of payment is within or after the semester of contingency,” the SSS noted. — Aaron Michael C. Sy
