Money and Personal Finance
SSS Retirement Pension: Contribution Count and How to File
120 posted months is the pension line. Below that you get a lump sum. Age 60 is optional and needs work to have stopped.
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Government Services
Government ID Checklist: Documents for PH Offices
The same few habits prevent most second trips to PSA, NBI, SSS, Pag-IBIG, LTO, and city hall. This checklist collects them in one place,…
Money and Personal Finance
SSS Unemployment Benefit: Who Qualifies and How to File
SSS unemployment is for members separated without fault, with the contribution test met. A quit-to-migrate story will be denied.
Money and Personal Finance
SSS Sickness Benefit: Eligibility and Filing
This is not unused VL. SSS sickness pays after company sick leave is used, subject to contribution and confinement rules.
Money and Personal Finance
RA 11210 Expanded Maternity Leave: 105-Day Guidelines
RA 11210 is the leave. SSS maternity is the cash. Solo-parent extra days need the Solo Parent ID. Allocation to the father is optional.
Money and Personal Finance
How to Claim the SSS Maternity Benefit
SSS maternity is cash from SSS. PhilHealth maternity is a hospital deduction. You can need both. Notification is before delivery, not after.
Travel and Commuting
LTO Driver’s License: Student Permit, New, and Renewal
Renewal is an LTMS appointment plus a medical, not a mall walk-in myth. A student permit is not a license.
Government Services
PSA Marriage Certificate: How to Request a Copy
SSS, PhilHealth dependents, passport name-change, and paternity leave all bounce without this document. Order the PSA copy, not the church souvenir.
Government Services
PSA CENOMAR: What It Is and How to Request One
A CENOMAR is a negative certification — no marriage record on file. Churches, DFA, and some LGUs still ask for a fresh copy.
Government Services
How to Request a PSA Birth Certificate Online or at an Outlet
Compare the official ways to get a PSA birth certificate, with the published fee and delivery time for each channel, a table of which…