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Entitled: AN ACT RATIONALIZING AND EXPANDING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1161, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8282, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1997 [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] 3/19/2018 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES and LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT with Senator(s) RALPH G. RECTO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GRACE L. POE, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, RICHARD J. GORDON and SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN as author(s) per Committee Report No. 300, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 63, 91, 145, 150, 181, 400, 767, 802, 1036, 1038, 1068, 1129, 1198 and 1236, taking into consideration HBN-2158; 3/20/2018 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 3/20/2018 Sponsor: Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 5/22/2018 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 5/22/2018 Sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ] 7/25/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 7/30/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 7/31/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 8/1/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 8/8/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 8/14/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 8/15/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 9/10/2018 Interpellation of Senator RALPH G. RECTO; 9/25/2018 Period of interpellation closed; 10/1/2018 Period of committee amendments closed; 10/2/2018 Senator Gordon presented his proposed amendment in the nature of a substitute to SBN-1753; 10/2/2018 The Body approved the amendment by substitution which shall be used as working draft for further individual amendments; 10/2/2018 Period of individual amendments; 10/2/2018 Period of individual amendments closed; 10/2/2018 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 10/4/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 10/8/2018 Approved on Third Reading; 10/8/2018 In favor: (20) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 10/8/2018 Against: (None) ; 10/8/2018 Abstention: (None) ; 10/8/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence on October 9, 2018; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT RATIONALIZING AND EXPANDING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1161, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8282, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1997" 10/8/2018 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1753 and HBN-2158, designating Senators Gordon, Gatchalian, Recto and Drilon as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; 10/10/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Sacdalan, Go, Pichay, Jr., Santos-Recto and Salon as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1753 and HBN-2158 on October 8, 2018; 10/10/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1753 and HBN-2158, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1753, in consolidation with HBN-2158, be approved as reconciled; 10/10/2018 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 10/10/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 10/10/2018 Manifestation of Senator(s)FRANKLIN M. DRILON, RICHARD J. GORDON and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 11/14/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on October 10, 2018; 11/21/2018 Manifestation of Senator Gordon to reconsider the approval of the Conference Committee Report; 11/21/2018 Manifestation of Senator Drilon; 11/21/2018 Reconvening of the Bicameral Conference Committee; 11/28/2018 House of Representatives reconsidered the ratification of the Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-2158 and SBN-1753 on November 27, 2018;(See: O.B. dated December 3, 2018) 11/28/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Pichay, Jr., Go, Sacdalan, Vargas, Espina, and Salon as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-2158 and SBN-1753 on November 27, 2018;(See: O.B. dated December 3, 2018) 11/28/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1753 and HBN-2158, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1753, in consolidation with HBN-2158, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees; 11/28/2018 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 11/28/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 12/4/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on November 28, 2018; 12/18/2018 Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1753 and HBN-2158, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General Dante Roberto P. Maling; [ 2019 ] 1/8/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-1753 and HBN-2158, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; 5/20/2019 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 7, 2019 and became 5/20/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11199. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11199 (SBN-1753) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 28, 2019) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11548, May 26, 2021 ]
AN ACT GRANTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES THE POWER TO DEFER THE INCREASES IN CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE DURATION OF THE STATE OF CALAMITY UNDER PROCLAMATION NO. 929, S. 2020, AS AMENDED BY PROCLAMATION NO. 1021, S. 2020, AMENDING SECTION 4(A)(9) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11199, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 2018"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 4(a)(9) of Republic Act No. 11199, also known as the "Social Security Act of 2018", is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 4. Powers and Duties of the Commission and SSS. -
"(a) The Commission. - For the attainment of its main objectives as set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Commission shall have the following powers and duties: -
"x x x'
"(9) To implement the rate of contributions as well as the minimum and maximum monthly salary credits in accordance with the following schedule effective January of the year of implementation as follows:
|
Year of Implementation |
Contribution Rate |
Share |
Monthly Salary Credit |
||
|
Employer |
Employee |
Minimum |
Maximum |
||
|
2019 |
12% |
8% |
4% |
P2,000.00 |
P20,000.00 |
|
2020 |
12% |
8% |
4% |
P2,000.00 |
P20,000.00 |
|
2021 |
13% |
8.5% |
4.5% |
P3,000.00 |
P25,000.00 |
|
2022 |
13% |
8.5% |
4.5% |
P3,000.00 |
P25,000.00 |
|
2023 |
14% |
9.5% |
4.5% |
P4,000.00 |
P30,000.00 |
|
2024 |
14% |
9.5% |
4.5% |
P4,000.00 |
P30,000.00 |
|
2025 |
15% |
10% |
5% |
P5,000.00 |
P35,000.00 |
"Provided, That the domestic workers or "kasambahays" as defined under Republic Act No. 10361 or the Batas Kasambahay who are receiving a monthly income lower than minimum monthly salary credit prescribed under this Act shall pay contributions based on their actual monthly salary: Provided, further, That members, who are subject to compulsory coverage and receiving a monthly income lower than the minimum monthly salary credit or more than the maximum monthly salary credit, and their employers, shall pay the SSS contributions based on the current minimum monthly salary credit or the maximum monthly salary credit, respectively, as provided in this Act: Provided, furthermore, That upon the recommendation of the Social Security Commission after consultation with stakeholders, the implementation of the one percent (1%) 2021 increase in contribution rates and the monthly salary credits provided in this section, may be suspended by the President of the Philippines for the duration of the state of calamity under Proclamation No. 929, s. 2020, as amended by Proclamation No. 1021, s. 2020. The other scheduled contribution rates and the monthly salary credits herein provided shall continue to be valid and effective: Provided, finally, That no changes in the implementing rules or administrative procedures shall be introduced by the Social Security Commission that will defer disbursement of benefits presently being enjoyed by its members.
"The rate of penalty on unpaid loan amortizations shall be determined and fixed by the Commission from time to time through rules and regulations on the basis of applicable actuarial studies, rate of benefits, inflation and other relevant socioeconomic data."
SEC. 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.
SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees or issuances, executive orders, letter of instruction, administrative orders, rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at lease two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
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(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III |
(SGD.) LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO |
This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 8512 and Senate Bill No. 2027 was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on March 25, 2021 and March 24, 2021, respectively.
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(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate |
(SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA |
Approved: MAY 26 2021
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
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