Guides to SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG contributions and benefits, retirement pay, and other statutory employee benefits in the Philippines.
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A complete guide to the SSS Sickness Benefit in the Philippines: the four-part eligibility test, how the daily allowance is computed from your salary credits, and the employer’s legal duty to advance payment and seek reimbursement from SSS.
The 2026 SSS contribution rate is fixed at 15% of the Monthly Salary Credit, split 10% employer and 5% employee, under the final tranche of Republic Act No. 11199’s rate schedule. This guide walks through the current contribution table, how to compute it correctly, and what happens when an employer underpays or fails to remit.
Last materially reviewed: August 24, 2026 Every employee covered by the SSS or the GSIS is automatically a Pag-IBIG member, and both the employee and the employer must contribute every month. Since February 2024 the salary base used in the computation has been capped at ₱10,000, which puts the standard maximum at ₱200 from the…
Service Incentive Leave Philippines 2026 guide: Article 95 eligibility, exclusions, 5-day SIL rules, cash conversion, pro-rata computation and employee remedies.
Retirement Pay Philippines 2026: check Article 302/RA 7641 eligibility, the age and five-year service rules, 22.5-day statutory formula, six-month rounding, exemptions and estimated retirement pay.
Understand Pag-IBIG member benefits in the Philippines: regular savings, housing loans, short-term loans, provident claims, records and next steps.
A practical guide to Pag-IBIG membership, payroll contributions, regular savings, loans, employer duties, and record checks.
A practical guide to PhilHealth membership, 2026 payroll contributions, benefit coverage, employer remittance duties, and record checks.
A practical guide to SSS membership, payroll contributions, benefits, employer duties, and what to do when a contribution is missing.