A total of 133 job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City are now covered as self-employed members of the Social Security System under the KaSSSangga Collect Program (KCP).
SSS senior vice president for Visayas Operations Group, Atty. Alberto Montalbo, said that CLMMRH will implement an automatic salary deduction scheme for these workers’ SSS and EC contributions to ensure convenient and consistent remittance of contributions.
“Through this initiative, JO and COS workers will be registered as SSS self-employed members, giving them access to a wide range of social security benefits—including sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, death, and funeral benefits, as well as Employees’ Compensation (EC) for work-connected contingencies,” Montalbo said in a statement Oct. 17.
Social Security Commissioner Eva Arcos expressed her gratitude to CLMMRH Medical Center chief II, Dr. Joan Cerrada, in implementing the KCP in their health facility.
“Her support has been instrumental in bringing social protection to more workers in government service. We hope that other government agencies will follow this example to ensure that all Filipino workers, regardless of employment status, can access the benefits they rightfully deserve,” Arcos said.
The partnership between SSS and CLMMRH was formalized through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing recently, marking another milestone in SSS’ continuing efforts to provide inclusive social protection for non-regular workers in the public sector.
Meanwhile, the SSS said that starting Oct. 16, it has activated a Calamity Loan Program (CLP) for members in Davao Oriental, who were affected by the two powerful earthquakes that struck the province Oct. 10.
SSS president and chief executive officer Robert Joseph Montes De Claro said the CLP aims to give timely financial support to SSS members living or working in the earthquake-affected areas.
Following the declaration of a state of calamity for all 11 cities and municipalities in Davao Oriental by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council due to the twin earthquakes, De Claro emphasized SSS’ commitment to assist its members during this difficult time.
“We at the SSS are deeply committed to supporting our members in Davao Oriental. We understand the challenges they face after the earthquake and we are here to provide timely assistance to help them recover from this calamity,” he said.
Qualified members can avail of calamity loans of up to P20,000 at a lowered interest rate of seven percent per annum. Applications can be filed online through their My.SSS account, and approved loans will be credited directly to the member’s enrolled bank account.” ||
