SSS opens 5 CV branches on all Saturdays of September

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=3&rid=919437
• Monday, September 12, 2016

(Sun.Star Cebu)

IN LINE with its efforts to assist member-borrowers in settling their past due loans, Social Security System (SSS) branches in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay and Tagbilaran in Bohol will remain open in all Saturdays of September to accommodate applicants for the SSS loan restructuring program (LRP) in Central Visayas. LRP offers affordable payment terms and condonation of loan penalties.

Lawyer Alberto Montalbo, SSS officer-in-charge vice president for Central Visayas 1 Division, said five out of the total eight branches in Region 7 are among the 109 chosen SSS offices nationwide, which will accept LRP applications as well as other select SSS transactions on Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24.

The special Saturday schedule is also part of the 59th SSS anniversary celebration, whihch falls on Sept. 1 with the theme, “SSS at 59: Kaagapay at Kabalikat sa Pagbabago.”

“The special Saturday schedule is definitely advantageous to our members as it will give them the opportunity to avail (themselves) of the ongoing SSS loan restructuring program on a weekend,” said Montalbo.

The SSS decided to open these offices so that those who cannot visit SSS on weekdays due to their busy work schedules can have an opportunity during Saturday to file their LRP application, update their SSS records and undergo UMID data capture, among other branch transactions.

Aside from receiving LRP applications, the five Region 7 branches will also offer Saturday services, such as verification of SSS records, updating of SSS records, and UMID card applications.

The LRP was launched last April 28 to help calamity-stricken borrowers settle their unpaid short-term loans so that they may enjoy full amount of their benefits in the future.

“We hope that our members in Cebu and Bohol provinces, especially the borrowers, will take advantage of the services offered during the special Saturday schedule for September and we really expect that many will avail (themselves) of the loan restructuring program,” said Montalbo.

Application forms for the LRP and other SSS programs are downloadable from the SSS website at www.sss.gov.ph.

Members registered at the My.SSS facility of the SSS website can also view their SSS statement of loan account and other SSS records via the Internet.

For more information, members may call or email the nearest SSS office in their area, or visit the SSS website.