SSS to help contributiondelinquent companies

S ome ten establishments in Lupon and City of Mati received on Friday, April 28, notices from the Social Security System (SSS) to comply their responsibilities under Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act.

Although the notices specify the establishments’ delinquencies, SSS City of Mati Acting Branch Head Myla Lumangayo explained that the agency offers several ways to assist the employers in settling their obligations via the Contribution Penalty Condonation, Delinquency Management and Restructuring Program (CPCoDe MRP).

The program aids delinquent employers in paying unremitted contributions less penalties through a one-time payment or installment term.

Lumangyao said that the SSS gave 15 days to the establishments to visit their office otherwise face further litigation.

The establishments visited were engaged in the retail or sale of gasoline, baked goods, hardware, water refilling, glass products as well as manufacturing of clay building materials, sand and gravel quarrying, a restaurant, wholesale of various consumer goods.