Subic Bay Freeport –The Social Security System (SSS) Olongapo Branch in cooperation with (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Labor Department served notices and billings to ten delinquent employers in Olongapo City and Subic Bay Freeport Zone, during its Run After Contributions Evaders (RACE) Campaign on August 18, 2023.
SSS Luzon Central 2nd Division Vice President Gloria Corazon M. Andrada said that SSS have been doing this program aggressively this year to remind the employers to settle their outstanding delinquency.
“We are giving them 15 days to comply from the time of our visit to their establishments to avoid legal actions. On the other hand, we are offering them an option to avail of our condonation program as well as flexible payment terms. They only have to coordinate with their respective SSS account officers in the processing of their chosen payment scheme” Andrada said.
In the recent RACE operation held last May 18, 2023, out of the ten SBFZ locator visited, one has made full settlement in their SSS obligations, two locators have partial compliance and six locators were endorsed for legal actions, Marites Dalope, SSS Olongapo Branch head reported. “Total SSS delinquency from last May 2023 operation is P7.8-Million while the branch collected P1-M, she added.
Atty. Melvin Varias, SBMA Labor Department head commended the efforts made by the SSS in their RACE campaign. “We are also closely monitoring the SSS, Pag-Ibig and PhilHealth compliance of the different locators as requirements for their business registration and renewal. The efforts made by SSS is a big help for the department to determine whether these SBF locators will be renewed or registered,” Varias said.
SSS Assistant Branch Head Renato Madera III also reported that from July 2022 to May 2023, total delinquency amounted to P26,679,457.32 involving 37 employers with 938 employees. As of May 2023. SSS Olongapo collected a total of P14,917,041.56.
Out of the 37 employers visited, 6 totally settled their accounts, 8 referred for legal action, 7 under installment scheme, 6 subject for rebilling, and 10 are ongoing compliance.
“The SSS regularly monitors through their built-in systems the payments of employers to determine updates of their contributions. At the end of the day, what we want is to provide the best services possible to both members and employers.” Andrada concluded. (MALOU DUNGOG)
