17 The right to social security of the workers in the informal economy/ sector • Enhancing labor mobility and income security- enhance income support and emergency employment. Apart from wage and subsidy programs, the unemployment benefits of SSS will need to be expanded or have been expanded [to address the] temporary need[s] of workers. The government also seeks to design a more comprehensive employment support program that would provide more flexibility to search for jobs by improving their skills and capacity as they re-enter the labor market. Financial assistance programs for displaced formal and informal working sectors will be reviewed and strengthened for possible institutionalization. Food Resiliency and Reducing Vulnerabilities Chapter 11 on Food Resiliency and Reducing Vulnerabilities of the Filipinos focuses on the provision of social protection for vulnerable group’s social protection programs [and] has provided considerable contributions in the reduction of poverty, inequality, and vulnerability in the country. Specific strategic directions for workers in the informal sector include mitigating the risks faced by vulnerable sectors and managing economic risks in achieving universal social protection during natural hazards and human-induced shocks. Mitigating the risks faced by vulnerable groups Ensure financial risk protection through improved PhilHealth coverage and benefits packages. In the passage of [the] Universal Health Care Act, all Filipinos are automatically covered and can now access healthcare services. PhilHealth is now enhancing the existing health benefits packages which will benefit the vulnerable sector including informal sector workers. Managing economic risks Broaden SSS coverage and benefits availability. SSS aims to help workers, especially those in the informal sectors bring coverage by ensuring simple registration, payment, and benefits application processes through physical and online platforms. With the increase of income opportunit[ies] through online platforms, the government shall ensure that those who are engaging in these platforms will have access to health and emergency assistance and SSS benefits including old-age pension. Achieving universal social protection Establish a menu of social protection programs to be implemented during disasters and emergencies [and] create a registry of vulnerable groups and address data constraints. To address the responsiveness of social protection programs to natural and human-induced disasters, the government will develop a menu of social protection programs [that] can readily be implemented upon the occurrence of such events. This program should be inclusive and cater to all those who shall be affected by the shock both for the formal and informal sectors. Doing so will facilitate easier access of people to social protection services in times of disaster and emergencies. Also,