LAOAG CITY — The Social Security System (SSS) here has urged employers and voluntary members to secure their payment reference number (PRN) to facilitate the real-time posting of contribution payments (RTPC).
SSS Ilocos Norte Branch Manager Benjamin Lopez said the RTPC aims to eliminate the slow process of manual posting and verification, which is a common problem being encountered by members.
“Since Jan. 16, we started the electronic Collection System (e-CS) to facilitate the real-time posting of SSS contribution payments. So, immediately after the printing of the Payment Reference Number (PRN), it now requires the list of employees whom the paid contribution is automatically credited,” said Lopez in a press conferenceWednesday.
In previous years, Lopez admitted that it took time for the agency to post the individual’s contribution payments, especially if the business owners use a different number and later on submit the list of their employees.
A PRN will be used to pay contributions through payment channels, such as tellering facilities in SSS branches, banks and non-bank collection facilities.
Lopez said employers and individual members who have computers at home with internet can register their own electronic billing system and every time they pay their contribution, it will now be automatically posted online.
Private and government collecting agents and banks will now also be required to be PRN-compliant, which means they are not accredited to accept SSS payment contributions if they cannot issue PRN.
Under SSS Circular No. 2017-010, all employers, including household employers, and individual members such as self-employed, voluntary and overseas Filipino workers, are now required to register with My.SSS on the SSS website www.sss.gov.ph. (PNA)
