Photo shows (from left to right) SSS Zamboanga Branch Acting Head Irene D. Laxamana, ECC
Regional Advocacy Manager Cerna I. Ahmad-Ayub,
NLRC Executive Labor Arbiter Hon. Lizanilla J. Amarga, DOLE 9 Regional Director Albert E. Gutib, SSS
Mindanao West Division Acting Head Ma. Salvacion
F. Alam, DOLE Undersecretary Atty. Benjo Santos
M. Benavidez, TESDA IX Regional Director Tarhata
S. Mapan-di, NCMB Regional Director Oliver C. Jao,
RTWPB IX Board Secretary VI Joel M. Ijirani, OSHC
Regional Program Manager Engr. Leni R. Garcia, and
PRC IX Professional Regulations Officer Maricar Siason, pre-senting the MOA during the 8th Mindanao
Occupational Safety and Health Summit held at the
Garden Orchid Hotel’s Convention Center in Zamboanga City on October 10, 2023.
Social Security System (SSS) Zamboanga
Branch recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) with the member agencies of the Department of
Labor and Employment 9 – Regional Coordinating Committee (DOLE 9-RCC) for the social security coverage
and protection of their Job Order (JO) workers.
Through the KaSSSangga Collect Program, 70
JO workers under the DOLE-attached agencies will be
registered as SSS self-employed members since they
are not covered by the Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS). Through an automatic salary deduction
scheme, JO workers’ monthly contributions will be remitted properly, thus making themselves qualified to benefits and privileges under the Social Security (SS) and
Employees’ Compensation (EC) Programs.
Participating member agencies under DOLE
9-RCC are National Labor Relations Commission
(NLRC), National Conciliation Mediation Board (NCMB),
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board
(RTWPB), Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), Occupational Safety and Health Center
(OSHC)
