State-run Social Security System (SSS) announced the extension of the deadline of payment of monthly contributions of its members and employers until June 1.
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said in a statement on Tuesday that they moved the deadline after the President placed the entire country under a state of calamity due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
“For self-employed, voluntary and nonworking spouse members, they can pay their SSS contributions for the applicable months of January, February and March 2020, or the first quarter of 2020, until June 1, 2020,” Ignacio said. “On the other hand, regular and household employers have until June 1, 2020 to pay for their employee’s contributions from February to April May 2020 without incurring any penalties.”
Employers with approved installment proposals under the “Contribution Penalty Condonation” program must deposit their post-dated checks due in February, March, April and May 2020 on June 1, 2020.
Ignacio added that contributions paid retroactively by self-employed, voluntary, and nonworking spouse members will not be used as eligibility for any benefit claim if the payment date falls within or after the semester of contingency.
“As we all know, the entire country was placed on community quarantine and enhanced community quarantine to limit the movement of the general public. We recognize the difficulty encountered by our members and employers in paying SSS contributions since teller services in SSS branches are temporarily suspended and some banks are implementing limited operations,” Ignacio said. “Thus, we have decided to extend the payment deadlines for SSS contributions for the mutual protection of our members and personnel.”
Members and employers are also urged to use alternative online and mobile payment facilities in paying SSS contributions.
For individual paying members, they can pay their contributions using the Bayad Center mobile application, Moneygment through My.SSS and PayMaya through the SSS mobile app. On the other hand, members with an existing deposit account in Security Bank Corp. can use the bank’s Internet banking facility to pay their contributions.
Meanwhile, regular and household employers can pay SSS contributions through the following bank web facilities: BPI Bizlink, Security Bank DigiBanker, and UnionBank OneHUB. Employers can also pay their SSS obligations using the eGov BancNet Online.
The online payment facility includes the following banks: Asia United Bank, Bank of Commerce, China Bank, CTBC Bank, Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, MUFG Bank, Philippine Bank of Communications, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., Robinsons Bank and Standard Chartered. Employers must have an existing account with any of these banks to use their online services.