DAET, Camarines Norte—The Social Security System opened its newly relocated SSS Daet Branch last Thursday following an 18-percent increase in the number of transactions facilitated in the region in the first six months of 2017.
The SSS Daet Branch has relocated to the Ching Building in Barangay Lag-on, which caters to 12 barangays, about 4,179 registered employers, and more than 60,000 covered employees, self-employed workers and voluntary members in the area.
SSS president and chief executive officer Emmanuel F. Dooc said the Luzon Bicol Division facilitated 765,141 transactions during the first semester of 2017, 117,876 transactions higher from the same period last year.
Dooc said more than half, or 57.55 percent, of the overall SSS transactions are contribution payments.
“SSS branches in Luzon Bicol Division processed more than 400,000 transactions for contribution payments, followed by registration and loan repayments with over 113,000 and 104,000, respectively. This is a good indication that more members and employers recognize the importance of SSS membership and they make it a habit to pay their contributions and loan amortizations regularly,” Dooc said.
As of the first semester this year, the division also processed 77,787 benefit transactions and 29,208 salary loan transactions. The three branches that received the largest transaction volume were Naga (184,556), Legazpi (192,683), and Daet (96,926).
“Cognizant to the increasing volume of transactions in Bicol region is the public’s constant call for prompt and efficient delivery of benefits and services. That’s why we have decided to continue our branch relocation efforts, not only to create bigger office spaces but also to serve our growing number of transacting clients,” Dooc added.
Working as a full-service branch, SSS Daet will facilitate several transactions such as issuance of Social Security (SS) number, employer ID number and certificate of registration; payment of contributions and loan; availment of data capture services; issuance of Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) Card; and receipt of salary loan, sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, death and funeral benefit applications.
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel F. Dooc spearheaded the formal branch blessing and inauguration of SSS Daet, with Camarines Norte Governor Eduardo Tallado, Daet Mayor Benito Ochoa, Labo Mayor Joseph Ascutia, Panganiban Mayor Ricarte Padilla, Sta. Elena Mayor Emelita Mendoza, Mercedes Mayor Alex Pajarillo, and other SSS officials.