Aquino: SSS funds to dry up by 2018

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President Aquino wants a higher contribution rate for SSS since the pension fund has an unfunded liability of P1.1-trillion, causing the funds to dry up by 2018

MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III pushed for a higher contribution rate for Social Security System (SSS) to arrest the financial hemorrhage of the state-owned pension fund for private employees.

In his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, he said the SSS has an unfunded liability of P1.1-trillion, causing the funds to dry up by 2018.

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This was due to the 21 across-the-board pension increases since 1980, but only two increases in contribution rates.

He cited that a 0.6% contribution increase will result shaving off P141-billion from the unfunded liability, extending the life of the fund.

In the first four months of the year, SSS posted a net income of P16.44 billion, already more than 50% of its P30 billion target for the year, data from the agency showed. – Rappler.com

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