Swabeng Thoughts: Getting Premium with SSS and Philhealth

Only a couple days more before I could get my first paycheck for 2014. I'm looking forward to a bigger pay since I reported on all holidays during the Christmas season plus my unused sick leaves for the past year XD. 

Now the not so good news part is that starting this year (this month), SSS and Philhealth will be raising their respective member contributions. While I'm still trying to recall how much my monthly contribution is for both (I guess I'm at the maximum XD), here are the new contribution tables for both SSS and Philhealth.

SSS Contributions starting 2014

Philhealth Contributions starting 2014

While our government explained the rational for the increase, most of us do not agree. I don't mind the increase as long as I'd be able to reap the benefits in the future as well as my fellow contributors, I'm good with that. 

I would also keep an eye on any update with these two institutions as I contribute for my future and when I retire (hopefully as early as I can), I hope I could enjoy the rest of my life with some money to spend.

Got my SSS ID (UMID) in less than 3 months.

If you still remember the horrible encounter I had with SSS in 2010, this year, it was completely the opposite. ^_^

This morning when I was about to spend some more mornings with my baby, the mailman handed to me two email (one for me, the other for my sister-in-law) and I sign some papers before taking a look. 

I saw both envelopes coming from SSS. It could be probably our SSS IDs. I remember applying for one sometime late last month and one of the guys told me that I have to wait at least 6 months to get my ID. Well, in less than 2 months I got my ID already. ^_^

[My SSS ID picture here soon XD]

Kudos to SSS and the people behind it for making my experience a better one. 

Thank God I already have one of the most important ID that I need.