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The Social Security System (SSS) has extended once again its contribution payment deadline to give its covered employers and members more time to settle their overdue contributions in the past months this year, in consideration of the Covid-19 situation.The circular stated that regular employers may pay their employees’ contributions from February to October until November 30.Moreover, contribution payments from January to September of self-employed, voluntary, and non-working spouse (SE/VM/NWS) members and household employers for their employees may also be paid until the said deadline.Likewise, employers with SSS-approved installment proposals are given until November 30 to deposit their post-dated checks, which fall due from March to October.Contribution payments of empl...

Teleperformance Philippines’ digital recruitment innovation Smart 1Question Interview Bot won a Gold Award at the recently concluded Festival of Media APAC Awards 2020 and a Bronze Stevie at the 2020 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.Receiving a Gold Award in the Best Use of Digital Media: Social Media Category and a Bronze Stevie Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Human Resources, Teleperformance Philippines’ 1Question Interview Bot leveraged smart technology to make the job application process much easier for Filipino jobseekers, a press release from the company said.Job hunting on-ground has proven to be a challenging endeavor, especially in the midst of a pandemic. To help jobseekers start their career in the Information Technology-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) indus...

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative has extended the grace period for its consumers who failed to settle their September electricity bill.In an advisory yesterday, Ceneco reiterated that the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act provided for a 30-day grace period for electricity bills falling under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from September 8 to 30 in Bacolod City.“Payments can still be extended up to three months if the said bill remains unpaid,” it said in the advisory.The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has yet to issue the implementing guidelines pertaining to the provision of the Bayanihan 2 Act, it added.Meanwhile, Ceneco said it will continue to issue a notice of disconnection and implement its regular schedule of disconnection activities.M...

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. announced that several of its consumers in Bago City, Negros Occidental will experience power outage on October 17.Maria Agnes Claro, officer-in-charge of the Office of the General Manager, said that maintenance activities will be conducted during the period to ensure the reliability of distribution lines to avoid further serious damages that will result in major interruptions.As a result, a portion of the Sum-ag Feeder 2 will experience power interruption from 7 to 9 a.m.Affected areas are Prk. Nami-nami, Brgy. Tabunan, Brgy. Dulao, Brgy. Atipuluan and a portion of Prk. Sampaguita, Brgy. Abuanan, all in Bago City.Electricity consumers are advised that in the event of any power interruption, electrical switches should be turned o...

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has allocated some PHP170 million to construct five units of mobile modular food processing facility (MMFPF) that will be deployed in four regions.In an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Sunday, DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute's (ITDI) food processing division head, Norbert Ambagan, said each mobile facility will be composed of several modules and will be deployed in areas where there is surplus production.The regions of Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Zamboanga and Northern Mindanao will each receive one unit of MMFPF.There will be an MMFPF for frying, drying, retort, spray drying, and aseptic. Ambagan said the latter will be placed in the ITDI office in Bicutan, Taguig. The DOST will still decide which kin...

The Social Security System (SSS) warns its members that it is not affiliated with any social media accounts and pages offering online assistance to its members and pensioners asking for certain fees in exchange for facilitating transactions such as creating an SSS account, filing of benefits, and facilitating for the immediate release of loan applications, early release of retirement benefits and the like.Members must be vigilant in protecting their SSS accounts from these unscrupulous individuals and ensure that all online applications and transactions are to be made only through their My.SSS online accounts which can be accessed via the SSS official website at sss.gov.ph and SSS Mobile App.SSS warns online fixers that they will be ​held criminally and civilly liable from ​extract...