SSS urges delinquent employers to avail installment payment program
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Employers who are struggling to pay their outstanding balances to Social Security System (SSS) may now avail of the Pandemic Relief Restructuring Program (PRRP 3).
SSS Pampanga Branch Head Albina Leah Manahan explained that the PRRP 3 is an enhanced installment payment program which allows delinquent employers to pay their contributions and penalties through longer installment terms.
“Those we consider as delinquents are those who have gaps in their payment, or those whose monthly contribution is not updated. They are being tagged as delinquents because they are intermittently paying,” she said.
Under the PRRP 3, employers may pay their delinquencies worth P50,000 in a span of nine months; P50,000 to P100,000 pesos for up to 12 months; P100,000 to P500,000 pesos for up to 18 months; P500,000 to P2 million pesos for up to 24 months; P2 million to P5 million for 36 months; and P5 million to P10 million for 48 months.
In addition, Manahan mentioned that they are offering the PRRP 3 as consideration to the economic downtrend brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic which affected businesses.
“We’ve seen pandemic as a major reason for the rise in delinquent employers. Most of them were not able to operate due to the strict quarantine classifications,” she pressed.
She urged the employers who temporarily suspended their business operations to visit SSS to fix their records.
Also, Manahan shared that 10 employers with a total of 129 employees registered in their branch already availed the PRRP 3, leading to the collection of about P8 million worth of delinquencies.
“To our employers, we are reminding you of your legal obligation to remit to SSS the contributions of your employees. We would also like to say that SSS is serious in its mandate of running after those who are not remitting the contributions to our agency,” she stated.
Employers who opt to avail the PRRP 3 may visit the SSS Pampanga branch until November 22, 2022. They can also visit https://bit.ly/3OsVjLy for further details. (PIA 3)
