The Social Security System has increased to 35 days the prescriptive period for filing sickness notifications by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for their illnesses not requiring hospitalization because of their limited time and accessibility to SSS offices.

Before, the filing of sickness notifications was within a five-day calendar period only.

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