LEGAZPI CITY, Nov 4 (PIA) – All branches of the Social Security System (SSS) in the Bicol region and the entire country are now open on Saturdays since October 26 this year to serve its members as part of the agency’s thrust to make its services more accessible.
SSS officer-in-charge Edgar Solilapsi said the approved extended branch schedule of the SSS aims to accommodate members who cannot transact at SSS branch offices during regular business hours on weekdays.
“Under the new schedule, SSS branches will be open to serve members from 8am to 5pm every Saturday, on top of their regular business hours on Mondays to Fridays. We encourage members, as well as regular and household employers, to take advantage of this special SSS branch schedule,” Solilapsi said.
SSS service offices are also open on weekends in various malls nationwide.
“Apart from SSS branches, members who plan to transact during the weekend can also visit SSS service offices in various malls nationwide, which are open from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 am – 6pm,” Solilapsi added.
The extended work schedule will also benefit Cebu and Bohol-based members affected by the recent earthquake covered by the SSS Calamity Relief Package.
The package includes the Salary Loan Early Renewal Program (SLERP) for members with existing salary loans; the waived one percent service fee for new salary loan borrowers; advance release of three-month pensions; and the fixed six percent annual interest rate and waived application fee under the special House Repair and Improvement Loan Program.
Solilapsi said a similar calamity relief package is also on-going for members and pensioners affected by Typhoon “Santi,” which left the town of San Miguel, Bulacan in a state of calamity as declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council or “NDRRMC.”
To further improve service delivery and enhance its accessibility to members and employers, especially with the continuing growth in membership, the agency also plans to create additional ten branches and increase the number of branch personnel.
Currently, it has 132 branch offices nationwide serving over 30 million members and about 871,000 registered employers. (MAL/SAA-PIA5/Albay)
SSS officer-in-charge Edgar Solilapsi said the approved extended branch schedule of the SSS aims to accommodate members who cannot transact at SSS branch offices during regular business hours on weekdays.
“Under the new schedule, SSS branches will be open to serve members from 8am to 5pm every Saturday, on top of their regular business hours on Mondays to Fridays. We encourage members, as well as regular and household employers, to take advantage of this special SSS branch schedule,” Solilapsi said.
SSS service offices are also open on weekends in various malls nationwide.
“Apart from SSS branches, members who plan to transact during the weekend can also visit SSS service offices in various malls nationwide, which are open from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10 am – 6pm,” Solilapsi added.
The extended work schedule will also benefit Cebu and Bohol-based members affected by the recent earthquake covered by the SSS Calamity Relief Package.
The package includes the Salary Loan Early Renewal Program (SLERP) for members with existing salary loans; the waived one percent service fee for new salary loan borrowers; advance release of three-month pensions; and the fixed six percent annual interest rate and waived application fee under the special House Repair and Improvement Loan Program.
Solilapsi said a similar calamity relief package is also on-going for members and pensioners affected by Typhoon “Santi,” which left the town of San Miguel, Bulacan in a state of calamity as declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council or “NDRRMC.”
To further improve service delivery and enhance its accessibility to members and employers, especially with the continuing growth in membership, the agency also plans to create additional ten branches and increase the number of branch personnel.
Currently, it has 132 branch offices nationwide serving over 30 million members and about 871,000 registered employers. (MAL/SAA-PIA5/Albay)
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