SUPER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Kid-Friendly Omniverse Museum @ 4/F Glorietta 2 – A Must See for Adults and Kids Alike!

The 3,500-sqm Omniverse Museum is every dork’s walk-through dreamland. Since it opened last March 8, 2023, the Omniverse Museum featured 20 different rooms, showcasing Star Wars, Marvel and DC Superheroes, Harry Potter and other fictitious TV and movie worlds. A visit to the Omniverse Museum is like going to Universal Studios while staying in the […]

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HR TALK: Top 10 Questions Answered on SSS Loan Restructuring Program 2021

FINALLY! The SSS has released Circular No. 2021-014: Pandemic Relief and Restructuring Program 5 – Short-Term Member Loan Penalty Condonation Program just last October 29 with much abated breath. SSS_CI_2021-014 (1). Over the last few months, employees has been waiting for some sort of loan condonation/ restructuring/ forgiveness from the SSS in vain, especially when […]

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HR Talk: Did You Know SSS Provides Funeral Benefits (It’s Php 20,000 to 40,000!)?

Did you know that SSS provides Funeral Benefits to its Members? One of the not-so-much-talked-about benefits is the Funeral Benefits provided by our Social Security System (SSS). From August 2015, deceased members can receive a Php 20,000 to Php 40,000 funeral benefit from the SSS, depending on how their Average Monthly Salary Credit (AMSC), which […]

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HR Talk: Top 15 Questions Answered Re: the Employee Compensation Program (Where You Get Paid If You Get Sick/Injured/Die At Work)

The Employee Compensation Program and its Many Benefits Everyone talks about the Philippine Social Security System (SSS) but stays mum about the Employee Compensation (EC) Program. When I started this subject, I was surprised on how so much information are out there about many benefits the EC Program, but the information is annoyingly kalat kalat, […]

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HR Talk: Top 13 Questions Answered on the New SSS Mandatory Provident Fund (AKA WISP) Program

Everyone may have been dismayed to learn that SSS will increase their contributions required from BOTH Employers and Employees by 13% starting from January 2021. This should be of no surprise as SSS is only following the increase of contribution that was scheduled since 2018 as stated via the Republic Act No. 11199 or the […]

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Business Talk: Submission of Email Addresses and Mobile Numbers for Corporations (Deadline Moved to Feb 22, 2021)

Hi business owners! Just a strong reminder that based on MC No. 28, Series of 2020: Requirement for Corporations, Partnerships, Associations, and Individuals to Create and/or Designate E-mail Account Address and Cellphone Number for Transactions with the Commission, SEC is requiring corporations to submit a document indicating an official and an alternate email address and […]

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