TIM eMagazine Vol . 3 Issue 2
SSS inaugurates newly-renovated SSS Makati-Gil Puyat Branch
T he Social Security System ( SSS ) formally opened its newly-renovated Makati-Gil Puyat Branch located at the ground floor of Employee Compensation Commission Building along Gil Puyat Avenue , Makati City on May 8 .
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F . Dooc said the renovation of the SSS Makati-Gil Puyat Branch is part of the continuous commitment of SSS to provide better service to its members . “ With the growing number of members , we want to provide them with a more convenient place for their transactions and better facilities to cater to their needs with their SSS accounts ,” said Dooc .
Situated in Makati ’ s Central Business District , the newlyupgraded branch caters to more than 100,000 members and over
8,000 employers from four barangays namely : Bel-Air , Dasmariñas , Urdaneta , and Forbes Park .
As of March 2018 , SSS Makati-Gil Puyat branch has an average daily transaction of over 17,000 with an average monthly collection of P151.40 million .
“ We have also created additional tellering facilities to accommodate our paying members ,” said Dooc .
Dooc led the inauguration and was joined by Department of Labor and Employment ( DOLE ) Secretary and concurrent Social Security Commission ex-officio member Silvestre H . Bello III , and other SSS officials , namely SSS Senior Vice President for NCR Operations Group Jose B . Bautista , SSS OIC-Vice President for NCR South Cristine Grace B . Francisco , and SSS Makati-Gil Puyat Branch Head Maria Rita S . Aguja .
“ SSS Makati-Gil Puyat Branch has been committed in providing service to our members for more than 33 years now . We thank our dear employees for their dedication and patience in providing unrelenting service to our members ,” said Dooc .
Categorized as a mega branch office , SSS Makati-Gil-Puyat offers wide array of services such as issuance of social security ( SS ) number , Employer ID number and certificate of registration ; acceptance of contribution and loan payments ; data capture services ; issuance of Unified Multipurpose Identification ( UMID ) Card ; and receipt of benefit and loan applications .
It has been a recipient of several recognitions , among them the 2015 CSC Excellence Rating Anti-Red Tape Act , 2014 PhilPost Recognition Award for Process Excellence and 2017 Mobile Champion from Filmetrics . sss . gov . ph
SSS meets with Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Photo shows Dooc ( 3rd from right ) receiving a token of appreciation from FFCCCI President Domingo H . Yap ( 4th from right ). Also in photo were other FFCCCI officials , namely , ( left to right ) Vice Chairman for Ways and Means Committee Dr . Elton See Tan , Vice President Tai Lian , Vice President William Gosiaco , Honorary President Tan Ching , Vice President Mary Go Ng and Vice President Alex Yap Cho Ty .
I n line with the proposed adjustments in its contribution rate and monthly salary brackets , the Social Security System ( SSS ) held a consultative dialogue with the officers of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry ( FFCCCI ) last April 16 at the 6 / F Federation Center , Muelle De Binondo , Manila .
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F . Dooc said that the discussion was a good opportunity for SSS to report to FFCCCI the financial status of the pension fund as well as the need to update the contribution and benefits scheme of the System . sss . gov . ph
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