DAGUPAN CITY (PIA) – The Social Security System (SSS) Urdaneta City Branch took a strong stance against delinquent employers, collecting a significant sum of P933,031 in unpaid SSS contributions through their recent Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) campaign.
Christopher Servas, the acting branch head of SSS Urdaneta City Branch, said a total of 216 employees are set to benefit from the amount collected from the 28 employers who have complied and paid their delinquency.
“The said employers are from the nine municipalities under the SSS Urdaneta City Branch who were issued with a written notice under the RACE campaign of the agency,” he said.
Servas said the RACE is a nationwide campaign launched by SSS to ensure that all employees receive their rightful social security benefits and to promote compliance among employers.
He said the SSS Urdaneta City Branch conducted a RACE in San Quintin town, where six employers were found to be non-compliant, with issues ranging from non-registration to non-remittance of contributions.
Servas said that there is a consistently high incidence of non-registration in that area.
“That is the focus of the SSS, especially for those who have not yet registered. If you compare those officially registered with the SSS to those registered with the business process and licensing office in the fifth and sixth districts of the province, only 30 percent are covered,” Servas said.
He explained that SSS is conducting the said campaign purposely to inform business owners about their obligations with SSS and remind employers of their responsibilities to their employees.
Servas stated that the SSS is now regularly conducting these operations to help more employees and provide them with the appropriate social security services they deserve.
He reminded employers to help in the implementation of SSS law and consider their responsibilities with their employees as a social obligation to prevent legal charges for violating Republic Act 11199, or the Social Security Act of 2018.
“That is what employers should consider—it is a social obligation. We are helping improve the lives of our employees. We are contributing to nation-building and poverty alleviation. Let us fulfill our legal and social obligations,” Servas said.
Additionally, he advised all employed members to monitor their SSS contributions through their My.SSS accounts and promptly report any missed payments on their contribution or loan records to SSS. (AMB/EMSA/JSZ/PIA Pangasinan)
