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SSS to Provide Calamity Loan Assistance for OFWs Affected by Taiwan Earthquake

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The Social Security System (SSS) is preparing a calamity loan assistance program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are members of the pension fund and are affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that jolted Taiwan.

The Social Security System is preparing a calamity loan assistance program for overseas Filipino workers who are members of the pension fund and are affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that jolted Taiwan.“This is the first time we will be extending a calamity loan for OFWs, members affected by a calamity abroad,” SSS president and CEO Rolando Macasaet said, noting that calamity loan packages are only offered to members affected by disasters locally.

The temblor that hit Taiwan, the strongest in 25 years, killed nine people and injured more than a thousand.Macasaet said the guidelines for the calamity loan to be extended to OFW-members in Taiwan is targeted to be issued on Monday, April 8, 2024, subject to the approval of the Social Security Commission.The SSS chief expressed confidence that the SS Commission will approve the calamity loan program for SSS members affected in Taiwan.

SSS Calamity Loan Ofws Taiwan Earthquake

 

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