The Social Security System (SSS) has announced a significant collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH) Caraga Region, formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). This partnership aims to extend comprehensive social security protection to approximately 200 Job Order (JO) and Contract of Service (COS) workers within DOH Caraga.
Under the SSS KaSSSangga Collect Program (KCP), DOH Caraga’s JOs and COS workers will be registered as self-employed members of the SSS. A key component of this agreement is the efficient collection mechanism: DOH Caraga Region will be responsible for collecting and remitting their Social Security (SS) and Employees’ Compensation (EC) contributions directly to the SSS Butuan Branch through an automatic salary deduction scheme. This method ensures consistent and timely contributions, thereby securing their eligibility for SSS benefits and loan privileges.
Benigno J. Dagani Jr., SSS Acting Vice President for Mindanao North Division, underscored the strategic focus of the KCP. “The KaSSSangga Collect Program specifically targets Job Order (JO) and Contract of Service (COS) workers from local government units (LGUs), National Government Agencies (NGAs), State Colleges and Universities, and other organized groups from the professional sector,” Dagani explained. He added that the program also serves regular employees who were previously in the private sector, allowing them to reactivate their SSS membership by converting their membership type to voluntary and utilizing the convenient salary deduction for contributions.
Dagani reiterated the SSS’s commitment, stating, “SSS implemented this special coverage program not only to extend social security protection to workers in the professional sector but also to make contribution remittance more convenient, thereby helping them maintain active membership.”
As of March 2025, the SSS Butuan Branch has successfully onboarded 36 participating partners under the KCP and is set to further expand its reach by signing agreements with three more National Government Agencies by the end of the first semester of 2025. This continuous growth highlights the program’s effectiveness in broadening social security coverage across the region.
