President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. should also order the deferment of increase in the members' contribution to the Social Security System (SSS) and the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund), House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro said Tuesday.
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. should also order the deferment of increase in the members' contribution to the Social Security System and the Home Development Mutual Fund , House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro said Tuesday.to pause the premium hike set to be implemented by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. due to “socioeconomic challenges."
The lawmaker said the Palace can write or order the board of directors of the SSS and PAGIBIG to defer their contribution hikes because Filipino workers need every peso that they earn to feed their families now.
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