PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed labor leader Eva B. Arcos to join the Social Security Commission (SSC).
“Commissioner Arcos will continue to be critical in shaping the policies that govern the SSS,” Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando L. Macasaet said in a statement on Monday.
Ms. Arcos was previously appointed as an acting member of the SSC on March 23, 2023 until her appointment as a full-fledged member last month.
“She also served in the SSC in 2015 and 2016 as one of the three Workers’ Group Representatives,” the SSS said.
Ms. Arcos took her oath of office on April 24 before Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Secretary and Ex-Officio SSC Member Bienvenido E. Laguesma.
Concurrently, Ms. Arcos is a member of several SSC committees including the Information Technology and Collection Committee, Risk Management and Investments Committee, Audit Committee, and Governance Committee.
She is also a member of the Global and Asia-Pacific IndustriALL Executive Committee and Women’s Committee.
Ms. Arcos obtained her bachelor’s degree in Business Economics as well as her masteral studies in Labor Policy and Administration, and Psychology from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.
She also obtained diplomas and certificates in the areas of labor, psychology, theology, and spirituality from various institutions such as Notre Dame University, Indiana, USA; Mexican American Cultural Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA; Turin International Training Centre, Italy; the Asian Productivity Organization and Iranian Productivity Organization, Tehran, Iran; Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; and International Institute – Histadrut, Israel. — Aaron Michael C. Sy
