Bagong SSS service office sa Taytay, Rizal, binuksan

ni Fely Ng @Bulgarific | May 10, 2025

Opisyal na binuksan nina Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph Montes De Claro (ika-4 mula sa kaliwa), Social Security Commissioner Eva B. Arcos (ika-3 mula sa kaliwa), at Mayor Allan Martine S. De Leon ng Taytay, Rizal (ika-5 mula sa kaliwa) ang bagong SSS Taytay Service Office noong Abril 28, 2002, na nagdulot ng mas magandang serbisyo ng SSS sa mga taga-Taytay. Kasama rin sa larawan sina (mula kaliwa) SSS Antipolo Branch Acting Head Richiel R. Madlangbayan, SSS Vice President for National Capital Region (NCR) East Division Benjamin M. Dolindo, Jr., SSS Executive Vice President for Branch Operations Sector Voltaire P. Agas, SSS Senior Vice President for NCR Operations Group Maria Rita S. Aguja, at Barangay Captain Rasel Z. Valera of Barangay San Juan, Taytay, Rizal, at (sa likod, kaliwa) SSS Pasig Mabini Branch Acting Head Marivic M. Gorembalem at SSS Vice President for Public Affairs and Special Events Division Carlo C. Villacorta.

Hello, Bulgarians! Pinasinayaan ni SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph Montes De Claro, Social Security Commissioner Eva B. Arcos, at Taytay, Rizal Mayor Allan Martine S. De Leon ang bagong SSS Taytay Service Office sa Taytay, Rizal, noong 28 Abril 2025, na magbibigay ng mas mahusay na serbisyo sa munisipyo ng binansagang Garments Capital of the Philippines.

Ang SSS Taytay Service Office ay matatagpuan sa loob ng municipal government complex sa 3rd floor ng Manila East Arcade II Building, Don Hilario Cruz, Barangay San Juan, Taytay, Rizal. Nakahanda itong magsilbi sa mga miyembro at employer ng SSS sa Taytay at mga kalapit na lugar mula 8:00 a.m. hanggang 5:00 p.m., Lunes hanggang Biyernes.

Inihayag ni SSS President at Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph Montes De Claro na ang pagbubukas ng SSS Taytay Service Office ay isang mahalagang bahagi ng pagbabago ng organisasyon tungo sa pagiging mas service-oriented. 

“We are very excited to open our new SSS service office in Taytay, Rizal,” pahayag ni De Claro. “This new office will bring SSS services closer to our members and employers in the municipality and surrounding areas, especially considering the presence of many micro and small businesses in the town. We are confident that this new SSS office will make a significant

difference in their lives.”

Samantala, pinasalamatan ng SSS ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Taytay sa pagbibigay ng lease-free office space, maging sa renovation works at internet connection para sa bagong tanggapan ng SSS. 

Ang SSS Taytay Service Office ay may 75 square meters area at kayang humawak ng higit sa 300 transaksyon bawat araw. 

Ang mga member at employer ay maaaring magsagawa ng iba’t ibang mga transaksyon sa opisinang ito, kabilang ang member registration, issuance of employer certificates of compliance, submission of requests for membership amendments, updates to member records (halimbawa, mga simpleng pagwawasto at pagdaragdag ng mga benepisyaryo), at pagsunod sa Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) Program.

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SSS enhances loan programs for members, surviving spouse pensioners

by Info @Brand Zone | May 5, 2025

On 1 May 2025, Araw ng mga Manggagawa, and as announced by His Excellency President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in his Labor Day message at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, the Social Security System (SSS) is recognizing hardworking Filipinos, local or overseas, with enhancements to its loan programs: reducing interest rates for salary and calamity loans; expanding the pension loan program to include surviving spouse pensioners; and implementing a micro-credit loan facility through third-party providers.

Lower interest rates for salary and calamity loans

“As announced early this year, we proposed and obtained approval of the Social Security Commission, headed by our Chairperson Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, to reduce interest rates for salary loans and calamity loans.  From the current interest rate of 10%, salary loan interest rate shall be reduced to 8% while calamity loan interest rate shall be reduced to 7%,” SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph M. De Claro said.  

The reduced interest rate shall be for members who have no availment of penalty condonation in the past five (5) years – in other words, for members who have good credit quality – and will increase cash proceeds from loan applications.

Target implementation of the reduced interest rates for these loan programs is July 2025.

Expansion of pension loan program to surviving spouse pensioners

With successful implementation of the Pension Loan Program (PLP) for retiree pensioners since 2018, SSS is looking to expand the Program now for surviving spouse pensioners.  As of December 2024, there are 1.2-M surviving spouse pensioners.

“We acknowledge the need of other pensioners for access to a dependable loan facility, so we are expanding the PLP to surviving spouse pensioners,” De Claro said.  The maximum loanable amount shall be P150,000.00.

The PLP for surviving spouse pensioners shall also be covered by Credit Life Insurance with insurance premium to be deducted from the proceeds of the Pension Loan (PL) so that in the event of death of the PL borrower before full payment and end of the loan term, the PL balance shall be fully paid.  

Target implementation of the expanded pension loan program, to include surviving spouse pensioners, is September 2025.

Micro-credit loan facility through third-party providers

The SSS has also begun discussions with partner financial institutions on the feasibility of implementing a micro-credit loan facility for SSS members with tenor between 15 to 90 days.

“Currently, we are bringing the idea of a micro credit loan facility among our partner financial institutions through meetings and brainstorming sessions and see if we can address such short-term cash needs of our members.  When we see a framework for this micro-credit program, we will implement as soon as possible,” De Claro also said.

Commitment to service excellence

“We offer these enhancements to all Filipino workers, here and overseas, for Labor Day – Araw ng mga Manggagawa.  We remain committed to our push for service excellence with program enhancements and innovations,” De Claro further said.  

“Next, we are looking at how we can help members through livelihood loans as allowed under Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018 to support whole-of-government approach of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in poverty alleviation efforts.  For instance, livelihood loans for SSS members working in the transport sector,” De Claro added.

SSS is also initiating efforts on other fronts to enhance service delivery and social security protection for all.  Talks are ongoing with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on digitalization programs, with PhilHealth for better collaboration through data synchronization, and with specific industries for targeted stakeholder engagements (e.g., mining industry, construction sector, Business Process Outsourcing, and gig economy).

SSS and TESDA enter partnership arrangement for social security coverage of JO, COS workers

by Info @Brand Zone | Apr. 24, 2025

Around 3,800 Job Order (JO) and Contract of Service (COS) workers in the central and regional offices of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) will now have access to the social security protection provided by the Social Security System (SSS) after the two state-run agencies sealed a partnership arrangement under the KaSSSangga Collect Program.

Meanwhile, 4,300 regular employees of TESDA may also join the program as voluntary members to continue their contributions to SSS from previous private sector employment or self-employment.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph Montes De Claro (left) and TESDA Director General, Secretary Jose Francisco “Kiko” B. Benitez (right) inked the agreement on 22 April 2025 at TESDA Central Office in Taguig City that will facilitate registration to SSS and payment of contributions for eligibility to the various benefits and loan programs of SSS.

The KaSSSangga Collect Program is designed to extend social security coverage to workers in the government under JO and COS arrangement. SSS shall issue an Agency Reference Number to TESDA with which a contribution collection list can be uploaded to generate a Payment Reference Number which shall be used when remitting through SSS or through SSS-accredited collecting partners online or over-the-counter.