Bill Type
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING AN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT SCHEME TO PROVIDE PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO FARMERS AND FISHERFOLK
Congress Author
Date filed
January 23, 2019
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08866
FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING AN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT SCHEME TO PROVIDE PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO FARMERS AND FISHERFOLK
ABSTRACT : Seeks to guarantee pension and social security benefits of registered and eligible agricultural workers by subsidizing their SSS premium payments to enable them to enroll and sustain their membership.Provides that the beneficiary shall receive the premium subsidy for a maximum of ten (10) years provided that said beneficiary shall continuously remain as an agricultural worker; and those registered under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) shall not be less than 18 years of age and not more than 59 years of age.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : AQUINO-MAGSAYSAY, MILAGROS
DATE FILED : 2019-01-23
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Del Mar (000 2019-02-04)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION ON 2019-01-29

Abstract

Seeks to guarantee pension and social security benefits of registered and eligible agricultural workers by subsidizing their SSS premium payments to enable them to enroll and sustain their membership.Provides that the beneficiary shall receive the premium subsidy for a maximum of ten (10) years provided that said beneficiary shall continuously remain as an agricultural worker; and those registered under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) shall not be less than 18 years of age and not more than 59 years of age

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