SSS orders 5 Pasay employers to settle P3.19M dues or face charges

The Social Security System (SSS) has given five employers in Pasay City 15 days to settle P3.19 million in unpaid workers’ contributions and penalties, warning that failure to comply could lead to criminal charges.

According to the SSS, the five employers owe P1.14 million in unpaid contributions and P2.05 million in penalties for failing to remit monthly contributions under the Social Security Act of 2018.

While the agency did not name the employers, it said they operate management consultancy, restaurant, real estate, carwash, and gambling and betting activities.

A restaurant recorded the highest delinquency, totaling P2.25 million — P739,000 in unpaid workers’ contributions and P1.51 million in penalties —after SSS records found it failed to remit contributions for 35 employees.

“Every employer is required by law to deduct and remit social security contributions on behalf of their employees. Failure to do so not only violates the law but also deprives workers of their rightful benefits,” SSS president and chief executive officer Robert Joseph de Claro said.

The delinquencies were found during a Run After Contribution Evaders (RACE) operation on September 29, 2026, with establishments given 15 days to coordinate with the SSS Pasay-CCP Complex Branch and settle their contribution delinquencies, or face criminal cases.

Under the Social Security Act, employers are mandated to report their employees to SSS, and remit the corresponding monthly contributions. Failure to do so will incur penalties of P5,000 to P20,000, and possible prison time of six years and one day to 12 years.

Employers must also keep records current, as failure to do so will disqualify members from claiming SSS benefits or applying for loan programs.

“For example, an SSS member was hospitalized for ten days due to an illness. Suppose their employer is not remitting the SSS contributions. In that case, they will be unqualified to receive sickness benefits from SSS because one of the requirements of the said benefit is to have recency in contributions,” SSS senior vice president for NCR Operations Group Benjamin M. Dolindo Jr. said.

The SSS is mandated to promote social justice and provide protection to members and families against the hazards of disability, sickness, maternity, old age, death, and other contingencies resulting in loss of income or financial burden. —AOL, GMA News