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The right to social security of the workers in the informal economy/ sector
akin to a huge filing cabinet with around 160 individual boxes or coin slots that can be locked
and in which the informal sector workers drop daily amounts in their designated slots.61 As of
the end of 2020, SSS has 1,305 partners under the AlkanSSSya program, enabling them to
register 78,834 members.62
Mr. Villacorta also stated that SSS is “enhancing our tools; mainly our Memorandum
of Agreement template, systems, and service structures to grow even more our partnership
agreements with government and non-government entities.”63 Presently, SSS has enhanced
online application for SS number with uploading of supporting documents (SSS Circular No.
2020 038), as well as online submission of member data, change requests considered simple
correction (SSS Circular No. 2020 041).64
In terms of SSS contributions, can be made through banks, non-bank collecting
partners, internet banking, mobile facility, and the SSS mobile application. As of writing, there
are 18 universal/ commercial banks, 2 thrift banks, 2 rural banks, and 8 remittance and transfer
companies accredited as collecting agents.
During the quarantine restrictions, service delivery is made through Online
Transactions and Checkless Disbursements.65 For fast, convenient, and secure remittances of
proceeds from benefit claims SSS Circular No. 2020 026 provides for the Mandatory
Enrollment in the Disbursement Account Enrollment Module. This provides that all employers,
employed, individually paying members such as self-employed, OFW, and voluntary shall
enroll in the disbursement account in My.SSS The SSS will deposit proceeds of the benefit or
loan application directly to the member’s preferred disbursement account and loan proceeds
shall be disbursed through PESONet participating banks only.66
Id.
Id.
63 Id.
64 Id
6565 Id; See also SSS Circular Nos. 2020 021 and 2020 023
66 Social Security System, SSS Inquiries, available at https://sssinquiries.com/benefits/how-to-enrollyour-disbursement-account-on-my-sss-for-your-benefits-loan-proceeds/ (last accessed August 24,
2021).
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