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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''SSS offers new loan penalty condonation for individual members'''
'''Women occupy more top positions in Southern Leyte – NSO SOLeyte'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R08&article=1301332141041
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1281332214891
*Monday 19th of March 2012
*Tuesday 20th of March 2012
:by Marcelo M. Pedalino
:by   Erna S. Gorne






MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar. 19 (PIA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) has launched another program that seeks to waive the penalty arising from unpaid loans incurred by its delinquent individual members.
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, March 20  (PIA)   --   Seven out of 10 women in Southern Leyte are professionals and occupied top positions, the National Statistics Office in Southern Leyte revealed in a special release entitled “Women in Southern Leyte.”
   
   
Starting April 2 until September 30 this year, SSS, a government-owned-and-controlled corporation (GOCC) serving the pension and retirement needs, among others, of workers in the private sector, will be condoning penalties on loans of its members subject to four specific situations and certain conditions.
“To celebrate the 2012 National Women’s Month this Special Release provides a portrait of the situation of women in Southern Leyte based on data collected in the 2007 Census of Popultion (2007 POPCEN) excluding the Institutional Population,”  Southern Leyte Provincial Statistics Officer Mae R. Almonte said.
   
   
For beneficiaries of deceased members, deadline for availment of the special program will be until March 13, 2013, said Porferio Salidaga Jr., head of Accounts Management of SSS-Maasin Branch, during the cable TV program “Action Center” Thursday.
 
   
The 2007 Census of Population (2007 POPCEN) results show that 70.14 percent of women’s usual occupation in the province were professionals compared to men with 29.86 percent.  This major occupation group includes Engineering Science Professional, Teaching Professionals, Health Professional and Legal Professionals among others, Almonte said.
Last year, SSS also granted a loan condonation program for employers who were unable to remit the payments to the SSS, and many employers did make use of the opportunity, but this time the target recipients are the individual members themselves, Salidaga added.
Dr. Jerome Paler, Medical Specialist II of SSS-Maasin who was also guest of the cable TV program, said that under their area of coverage some P 11 million delinquent accounts were collectible, and some P 5 million of this amount will be condoned under the new program.
Paler advised those delinquent SSS borrowers to visit the SSS office beginning next month for details on this new initiative and fill-up an application form.
   
   
According to SSS Circular 2012-005 posted in its website, those who can avail under situation 1a are members whose employers deducted loan amortization from their salaries/separation pay but did not remit said loan amortization to SSS.
The sensus further reveal that more women (57.21 percent) occupied the top positions in the province like Officials of Government and Special – Interest Organizations, Corporate Executive, Managers, Managing Proprietors and Supervisors than men (42.79 percent), she added.
   
   
For situation 1b, this concerns beneficiaries of deceased members/borrowers with unpaid loans who shall file for death claim within the availment period.
Moreover, higher proportion of women’s usual occupation were Clerks and Technicians and Associate Professionals with 63.59 percent and 60.42 percent, respectively, she said.
   
   
In situation 2, this covers delinquent member-borrowers who have paid at least three monthly amortization since loan takeout.
Larger proportion of women ( 56.23 percent)  were academic degree holders than men (43.77 percent) and 54.62 percent of those who has taken post baccalaureate courses were women while 45.38 percent were men, she said.
   
   
Situation 3 is for delinquent member-borrowers who shall file for retirement or total disability claim during the availment period.
She added that fewer women dependents (21 dependents) compared to men (22 dependents) were observed in 2007.  However, a higher old age dependency was reported among women (4 old dependents) than among men (3 old dependents) due to the fact that women live longer than men.  On the other hand, there was a higher young age dependency among men (19 young dependents) compared to women (17 young dependents).
   
   
The circular, however, stressed that as a requirement for situation 1a and situation 2, the three monthly contributions within the last six months must have been paid prior to the month of application for the condonation program.
With the results of the 2007 POPCEN, about 2 in 10 households are headed by women.  It is obvious that men dominate in the household since 82.93 percent were regarded as head while only 17.01 percent were women, she said.
   
   
Salidaga also emphasized that what will be condoned are the overdue charges and penalties only, while the principal amount of the loan must still have to be repaid.   (EOPT/MMP-PIA 8, Southern Leyte)
One in 10 women is an overseas worker, Almonte disclosed.  Of the 10 years old and over household population, there were 4.6 thousand overseas workers  in the province or 1.56 percent.  Three thousand were men and 1.7 thousand were women.  This indicator provides additional strength to the stability of the economy through their remittances invested in industries, she added. (EOPT/ESG- PIA 8, SoLeyte)


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