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BY RESEL JOY TIANERO
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
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ILOILO City – Social Security System (SSS) pensioners welcomed the P1,000 increase in their monthly pension.
The increase will help fund her husband’s medical and household needs, said the 74-year-old Isabelle Selvilla, a retired high school teacher in Cabatuan, Iloilo.
Selvilla’s husband was a member of SSS while she, as a government employee once, was a member of the Government Service Insurance System.
State-run SSS said about P7 billion worth of pension will be released to about 2.2 million pensioners starting on the first week of Mar.
The 65-year-old Melly Benjamin was thankful to President Rodrigo Duterte for approving the SSS pension. Her primary concern was her medical expenses, she said.
Banjamin served as barangay captain of Mantulang, Passi City for 20 years.
The additional P1,000 pension increase for the months of January, February and March will be received by the pensioners on March 3, 10 and 17, respectively.
A former employee of Negros Navigation who asked to be identified only as Pabs said he was happy, too.
He looked forward to receiving the additional P1,000.
“The P1,000 benefit increase will be received by our pensioners in three distinct payments at three different dates for the months of January, February and March,” said SSS president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Dooc.
But starting April 2017, the benefit increase will be incorporated already in the regular pension.
In a memorandum from the Office of the President signed by executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the national government has approved the proposed increase in the benefits of qualified pensioners and beneficiaries of SSS.
“Upon representations made by SSS, and subject to existing laws, rules, and regulations, please be informed that the P1,000 increase in benefits of qualified SSS retirees, survivors, and permanently disabled pensioners effective January 2017, has been approved,” the order read.
All retirees, survivors and permanent disability pensioners will receive the P1,000 additional benefit. The additional benefit also covers all future pensioners of the SSS./PN
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