PB member urges SSS to suspend hike in contribution rates

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/18/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Board Member of the Cebu Provincial Government has called out the Social Security System (SSS) for proceeding with hikes in contribution. Glenn Anthony Soco of Cebu’s 6th District urged the SSS to…

SSS plans to impose interest rate cuts for salary, calamity loans

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral 02/16/2025

The Social Security System (SSS) is planning to cut within the year the interest rate on salary and calamity loans, according to SSS president and CEO Robert Joseph De Claro. In a statement on Saturday, the state-run pension fund…

SSS premium hike: Labor groups join call to halt it

Dexter Cabalza, Marlon Ramos - @inquirerdotnet 01/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Labor groups called on the government to fulfill its obligation to contribute to the Social Security System (SSS) fund under the law — a mandate it has failed to do for the past 70…

Pimentel backs calls to suspend SSS rate hike

Maila Ager 01/06/2025

MANILA,  Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday backed calls to suspend  the scheduled increase in the monthly contributions  of Social Security System (SSS) members. “I agree with them. The increase in SSS…

Ex-SSS chief to Palace: Suspend premium contribution hike

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 01/04/2025

MANILA – Former Social Security System (SSS) chief Rolando Macasaet on Saturday called on Malacañang to order the temporary suspension of the implementation of higher contribution rates. In a statement, Macasaet said the Palace has the authority to…

Suspend SSS contribution hike – labor rights advocate

Luisa Cabato - Reporter / @luisacabatoINQ 01/04/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) is urged by veteran labor rights advocate Neri Colmenares to suspend its implementation of higher contribution rates as it will be burden to those already struggling with rising prices…

SSS rate in 2025: Private sector workers to see higher deductions

Pia Piquero 01/03/2025

  CEBU, Philippines — Workers in the private sector will notice changes in their paychecks as Social Security System (SSS) contribution rates rise starting on January 1, 2025. This increase, aimed at securing the financial health of…

SSS releases over P32B for pensioners’ 13th month, Dec. pensions

Anna Leah Gonzales - Philippine News Agency 12/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Social Security System (SSS) has released the 13th month and December pensions worth P32.19 billion to over 3.6 million pensioners. In a statement Monday, SSS officer in charge Voltaire Agas said the first…

SSS net income soars to all-time high of P83B in 2023

Inquirer.net 02/25/2024

MANILA,  Philippines  —The Social Security System (SSS) posted a net income of P83.13 billion in 2023, exceeding by 62.8 percent its target  of P51.06 billion for the year and the highest attained so far by the state pension…

Supreme Court voids ‘arbitrary’ SSS rule on spouses

Jane Baustista 02/18/2024

The Supreme Court has quashed a provision in the Social Security Act that disqualified individuals from receiving a survivorship pension if they became legitimate spouses only after the pensioners they married had suffered permanent disability. In a…

‘Bayan Bangon Muli’ caravan launch in Compostela to bring free government services to the people

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The “Bayan Bangon Muli” caravan will be launched in Compostela, Cebu, on May 21, 2023, offering various government services for free. Compostelanhons and residents from neighboring towns in northern Cebu could avail of…

Pensions: Gray and grayer

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 05/09/2023

Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has sounded the alarm on “unsustainable” pensions for our military and other uniformed personnel (MUP), warning of an imminent fiscal collapse if reforms are not initiated soon. The MUP includes the Armed Forces…

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