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How to Apply for SSS LoanBeing either self-employed or employed by a company means you are entitled to certain rights and government benefits that will be helpful in special situations. You have to be a member of the SSS or Social Security...
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SSS Gains Support on OFW CoverageThe Social Security System (SSS) said that it has drawn support from Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, who cited the need to ensure SSS coverage of millions of Filipino seafarers and land-based OFWs....
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SSS Hikes OFWs’ Guaranteed Earnings Under Provident FundThe Social Security System (SSS) has approved higher guaranteed earnings for members of its special provident fund for overseas Filipino workers, called Flexi-Fund, to help them save more for retirement and encourage other OFWs to participate in...
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SSS Reports Surge in OFW ContributionsContributions from overseas-based Filipinos to the Social Security System went up 13 percent year-on-year to P1.07 billion amid the fund’s drive to ease the collection process and improve member services. Emilio de Quiros Jr., SSS president and...
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SSS Salary Loans Reach P15.8B
State-run Social Security System (SSS) said yesterday that its disbursed salary loans to its members grew by 41 percent to P15.8 billion last year from P11.17 billion in the previous year as the number of borrowers ballooned....
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SSS Makes Borrowing More Fun For Filipinos
The Social Security System (SSS) has increased housing loan limits while fixing and lowering interest rates across the board in an effort to adopt private-sector practices and provide competitive offerings to its members. Emilio de Quiros Jr.,...
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OFWs Contribute P2B to SSS in 2011
Pension fund Social Security System (SSS) collected a total of P2.17 billion in contributions from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) last year, up 17% from P1.85 billion in 2010. SSS President and CEO Emilio de Quiros Jr. said...
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OFW Contribution Deadline Extended – SSS
The Social Security System (SSS) implemented a deadline extension for our Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFW) contribution remittance as recognition to the difficulties confronting our OFWs in remitting their SSS contributions. Joy Villacorta, Head of OFW Management of...
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OFW Group Rejects Taxes on SSS, Pag-IBIG Contributions
A Filipino migrants’ rights group has thumbed down the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) plan to impose taxes on overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) and to the Home Development Mutual Fund,...
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SSS Caravan for Pinoys in Paris
Philippine officials held a Social Security System (SSS) caravan for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Paris, France to update them about the benefits of having an SSS membership. SSS officials, led by president Emilio de Quiros, presented...
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POEA Warns Job Hunters About E-mail ScamsThe Philippine Overseas Employment Agency is warning Filipinos seeking...
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Highest Paying Jobs in the PhilippinesFilipinos leave their native land in search for higher...
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UP, Ateneo, La Salle Graduates Hired Faster, Paid MoreGraduates of the top 3 educational institutions in the...