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| SSS building. (Photo from:Filane Cervantes) |
[아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] A lawmaker urged the Social Security System (SSS) to release funds to its branches for pandemic loans, members’ benefits, and other operational requirements amid reports of long queues and delays. In filing House of Representatives Resolution 1093, Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said many SSS offices are unable to accommodate the long lines of loan applicants and other members transacting business with them due to lack of personnel and equipment.
Rodriguez noted that this, in turn, results in delays in the processing and release of loans and other benefits. Rodriguez cited the case of two SSS branches in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) located in Barangay Carmen and Barangay Lapasan, wherein hundreds of people queue up every day without exercising physical distancing.
He pointed out that the reasons for the delay in the processing of applications are the fact that there are only four computers in each branch for members to get their online numbers and the lack of personnel.
