SSS online ACOP: Step-by-step guide for pensioners

Pia Piquero 03/21/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pensioners can now complete their Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) in under a minute using a new online facial authentication system launched by the Social Security System (SSS). Introduced on March 11, 2026,…

No more lines: SSS launches face scan for pensioner verification

Caryl Evangelista 03/20/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pensioners can now verify their identity from the comfort of their homes through the Social Security System’s (SSS) newly launched facial authentication program. The SSS has launched a new online facial authentication system…

SSS launches facial authentication for pensioners’ confirmation

Anna Leah Gonzales - Philippine News Agency 03/11/2026

MANILA – State-run Social Security System (SSS) has launched a facial authentication to allow pensioners to complete the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) requirement without visiting its branches. In a statement on Wednesday, SSS said the initiative…

Binaliw landfill victims to receive SSS benefits, employee compensation

Airam Limatog 01/25/2026

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Beneficiaries of the deceased Binaliw landfill victims will receive financial assistance from the Social Security System (SSS) and Employees’ Compensation (EC) to help ease funeral and other immediate expenses. According to Eric Coronado,…

SSS to roll out new programs, expansion plans for 2026

Nyah Genelle De Leon 12/24/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) is set to roll out several programs in 2026, including pension increases, a micro loan program, continued emergency loan support and other expansion initiatives. In a statement on Wednesday,…

COA flags SSS procurement of P13.5M tissue paper rolls

Faith Argosino - Reporter 12/09/2025

MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Social Security System (SSS) for procuring 143,424 rolls of tissue paper worth P13.195 million through a verbal agreement with a supplier, a transaction state auditors said was “undertaken…

SSS opens calamity loan for Tino victims in Cebu

Marita Moaje - Philippine News Agency 11/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Social Security System (SSS) members affected by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) may avail of the agency’s Calamity Loan Program (CLP) to provide immediate financial relief as the province reels from the widespread devastation caused…

SSS pension hike starts September, no contribution increase

Philippine News Agency 09/01/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Social Security System (SSS) pension reform program (PRP) will start in September in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and following the discussion with Finance Secretary Ralph Recto. Supported by comprehensive…

SSS to roll out 3-year pension hike

Anna Leah Gonzales 07/31/2025

MANILA – State-run Social Security System (SSS) said it will implement a Pension Reform Program which features a structured, three-year pension increase for all of its pensioners. In a statement Thursday, SSS said the increase is in line…

Marcos: SSS salary, calamity loan interest rates cut to 7-8%

Luisa Cabato - @inquirerdotnet 05/01/2025

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Thursday that starting in July, the interest rates for the Social Security System’s (SSS) salary and calamity loans would be reduced. READ: SSS: Contribution, monthly salary credit hike…

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…

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