PIA Aklan Balita, JULY 16 - 31, 2022

Volume 20

Issue 14

JULY 16 - 31, 2022

KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) -- Aklan governor Jose Enrique Miraflores directs all local government units here to intensify drive against dengue.

The directive is contained in Executive Order No. 11 which mandates all LGUs in Aklan to drum up their advocacy campaign and adopt preventive measures to prevent dengue outbreak and other mosquito-borne diseases.

In said EO, Miraflores directs all government hospitals, provincial and municipal health offices, barangay health stations and their personnel to be vigilant and extend assistance and services to all dengue patients.

The Order also enjoins all LGUs, schools, and government offices to lead in implementing preventive initiatives such as the activation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) Task Force per DILG Memo Circular No. 2012-16 dated January 30, 2012; conduct simultaneous clean-up drive in all barangays everyday including weekends from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. dubbed “Libot Ko, Limpyo Ko” starting July 20 to August 20, 2022; and Governor Jose Enrique Miraflores of Aklan has issued an Executive Order to fight conduct recorida strategy to intensify information, education and dengue as cases in the province escalated to 882% from January 1 to July 9, 2022

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compared to the cases of the same period last year.

KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) recently conducted friendly visitations to some business establishments in Kalibo as part of its Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) program.

The visitations, conducted at six business establishments in Kalibo, aimed to remind the respective employers to regularly pay the SSS contributions of their employees.

The SSS RACE Team was led by Department Head 3 lawyer Bernardo Dofitas, Jr. of the SSS Visayas West 2 Operations Legal Department.

He was accompanied in his visits to Kalibo establishments

by SSS-Aklan Branch Head Rene Moises Gonzales and some staff.

Aside from reminding the business establishment owners to update contribution payment of their employees, Dofitas, along with Gonzales, also informed the employers about the Pandemic Relief and Restructuring Program 3 of SSS which they could avail as the agency also understands that they underwent difficulty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Security System (SSS) Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) Team led by Department Head 3 Visayas West 2 Operations Legal Department lawyer Bernardo Dofitas, Jr. (extreme right) briefs the Aklan local media about the RACE program.

Under the program, Dofitas said SSS will assist them in restructuring their payments within six to 12 months, or on a case-to-case basis.

“While it is mandatory for employers to pay the SSS contributions of their employees, we would also like to give employers Social Security System (SSS) Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) Team enough time to comply,” he said. led by Department Head 3 Visayas West 2 Operations Legal Department lawyer Prior to the visitations, SSS-Aklan met first with represenBernardo Dofitas, Jr. (extreme right) briefs the Aklan local media about the RACE program.

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SSS conducts…

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The Social Security System (SSS) visited delinquent employers in Kalibo and Roxas during the Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) Campaign last July 19 and 20.

SSS Acting Vice President for Visayas West 2 Division Angelo O. Blancaver led the issuance of written orders to 12 employers with past-due Social Security (SS) and Employees Compensation (EC) contributions worth P1.56 million. They were advised to settle their outstanding delinquency by availing the Pandemic Relief and Restructuring Program (PRRP) 3.

“We are not here to jeopardize the employers because we understand their current financial struggles due to the pandemic. In fact, SSS is here to assist them in the settlement of their contribution delinquency to regain their SSS good standing. We wanted to make sure that they're fully compliant so that their workers can receive their full benefits and privileges in case they need it,” Blancaver said.

Qualified to avail of the PRRP 3 are regular or household employers with unpaid SS

and/or EC contributions, for at least 6 applicable months, including penalties; unpaid penalties only on paid and/or late payment of contributions, pending applications for installment payment under SSS Circular Nos. 2011002, and 2018-008; pending applications for Dacion en Pago; pending civil/criminal cases/ judgment/ final judgment/ resolution/ conviction; issued Preliminary Assessment Notice (PAN)/ Final Assessment Notice before Seizure (FANS); and denied application or disqualified under PRRP 2.

PRRP 3 has longer installment payment terms ranging from nine to 60 months, depending on the delinquency amount. The program will run until November 22, 2022. Complete details can be accessed at http://bitly.ws/ r6DI. Employers may submit their applications in SSS Kalibo branch located at the Ground and 2nd Floor of Casa Constancia Bldg. along Roxas Avenue Extension or in SSS Roxas situated in City Mall Roxas Annex Bldg in Arnaldo Blvd. (Amiel Genova/SSS)

Social Security System (SSS) President and CEO Michael G. Regino announced that the Commission on Audit (COA) rendered an unmodified opinion on the fairness of presentation of the financial statements of the SSS for the year 2021.

“In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the SSS as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRSs),” COA’s report stated.

This is the second year in a row that the SSS received an unmodified opinion from COA. It is issued when the auditor concludes that the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

“We are honored to receive back-to-back unmodified opinions from the COA. This serves as a testament to our continuous pursuit of good governance and transparent and prudent management of the SSS Fund,” Regino said.

Under its financial statements, SSS’ income for 2021 increased by 7.4 percent to P276.33 billion from P257.24 billion in 2020; its benefit payments grew by 14.9 percent to P223.98 billion in 2021 from P194.87 billion in 2020; and its operating expenses for 2021 amounted to P10.19 billion, which is only 33.6 percent of the allowed charter limit.

Since the fiscal year 2020, the SSS used

PFRS 4 to present its financial statements, where Social Benefit Liabilities (SBLs) are required to be presented in the balance sheets. For its 2021 financial statements, the SSS recorded an P872.36 billion net change in policy reserves under its expenses representing SBLs, including a Margin for Adverse Deviation (MfAD) that serves as a buffer for conservatism. These, however, are not actual cash that went out of the SSS Fund in 2021 but estimates of the required reserves to fund future benefit claims.

Excluding the said policy reserves, the SSS recognized a net profit of P28.45 billion for 2021.

The SSS also reported that based on its last published actuarial valuation, its fund life is projected to last until 2054.

Furthermore, the SSS reached and exceeded its targets for the said year in terms of sustaining the viability of the social security institution (increase in per capita fund); benefit adequacy (increase in the number of contributors and amount of average monthly salary credit); ensuring progressively higher levels of social security protection for Filipino workers and their families (increase in average pension); institutionalizing a robust ICT system and infrastructure to support transformative digitalization; among others.

“We remain dedicated to improving the lives of our members and their beneficiaries by providing them with meaningful social security protection through a culture of excellence in financial and operational management,” Regino concluded. (Amiel Genova/SSS)

tatives from the local media to brief them on the RACE program of the agency as well as to seek their help in informing the public, especially business establishment owners of their obligation to pay their employees contribution on time and regularly.

Establishments that were visited were given 15 days by the SSS to settle their delinquencies at SSS-Aklan Branch.

In April of this year, the same activity was conducted

by SSS in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan, wherein eight establishments were visited.

(JBG/VGV/PIA6 Aklan)

SSS conducts…

From page 01 communication on dengue prevention and control.

The E.O. also mandates the strengthening and ensuring the implementation of the Department of Health’s Enhanced 4S strategy against Aedes-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses – Search and destroy mosquito breeding places; Self-protective measures like wearing of longsleeve and use of insect repellants; Seek early consultation on the first signs and symptoms of the disease like fever for two days and more; and Say yes to fogging in areas with impeding outbreaks.

Miraflores cited the 882% increase in dengue cases in Aklan as of the 27th morbidity week covering the period from January 1 – July 9, 2022 compared to the data during the same period last year, hence, issuing the EO. This year’s increase in cases, Miraflores cited in the E.O., has exceeded the epidemic threshold. Per the said period, Aklan has recorded 275 dengue cases with two deaths.

Based on the latest data provided by the Provincial Health Office and cited in the E.O., Ibajay had the highest number of dengue cases in the province with 61 and has the highest attack rate of 1.14%.

Other towns with high number of cases include Nabas with 52; Kalibo – 35; Malay – 33; and Buruanga – 15. Of these towns, only Kalibo, the capital town, belongs to the first legislative district of the province.(JBG/VGV/PIA 6 Aklan)