Everything You Need to Know About Your SSS Salary Loan

Every member of the SSS is entitled to benefits and privileges and you do not necessarily have to wait until your retirement age before you take advantage of these.  One such privilege is applying for a salary loan to help you during emergencies such as home repair expenses, hospitalization, and new home appliances.  Applying for

What to Do if You Have More Than One SSS Number

Norma worked as a private school teacher for 35 years.  Before she reached her 60th birthday, her husband advised her to begin working on her SSS retirement documents just to get a head start.  She was both sorry and thankful that she did; sorry because she discovered a problem that could cost her her entire

What is the SSS Part 2: The SSS Contribution Table for 2018 and Other Facts

Yesterday we featured the basic information on the Social Security System to help first-time members and SSS applicants appreciate how the social insurance system works.  Now we know that every Filipino, whether employed, self-employed, or unemployed, must have a Social Security number to become entitled to the benefits that the government agency offers. There are

What is the SSS?

If you are graduating from college in a few months or have just recently started applying for a job, you are most likely to apply for your very own SSS membership.  Like what I said in my previous entry, for the young and the restless, an SSS number is nothing more than a pre-employment requirement

8 SSS Benefits That First-Time Members Need to Know

When I first got my SSS number, I just thought I had one pre-employment requirement accomplished successfully.  I was just happy to be able to submit my SSS number to the HR department of my first-ever job and that was it.   Little did I know that my 10-digit SSS number would be my lifetime identification

Text SSS: Fast, Simple, and Secured Means to Get Updates on your SSS Account

If you want to get updates on a loan or claim you filed at the SSS but do not have the means or time to call their hotline, you can text them instead! The Text-SSS facility is now made available for SSS members on-the-go, allowing them to inquire about their contributions and claims status without

All You Need to Know About Your SSS Benefits

The SSS Calamity Loan is a special privilege offered by the SSS to members who reside, work, or have properties in areas declared by the government to be under a state of calamity.  This type of loan is not open to all and not readily available unless the government and SSS come to an agreement

How to Apply for a Calamity Loan with SSS

Now that the rainy season is upon us, a lot of areas in Metro Manila as well as in the provinces are once again on guard for the anticipated onslaught of typhoons and flash floods.  Sadly, no matter how well a community, city, or province prepare for the worst, a lot of families still get