Hikes in OFW contributions to SSS, PhilHealth opposed 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Leslie Ann AquinoThe head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP ECMI) backed the call for a moratorium on all premium hikes to be collected from Filipino migrant workers. CBCP ECMI chairman Bishop Ruperto Santos said they are supporting the call as the scheduled increases in OFW contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) and Philhealth would be an added financial burden and will cause more difficulties to migrant workers. Under the IRR recently published by the SSS, a returning OFW including those coming home for emergency and/or vacation leaves will pay three months contribution to the SSS. This year, that would entail a payment of P2,880 per vacationing OFW based on the minimum rate of contributions.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 19, 2019 03:33 UTC