SSS members pay more; officials get bonuses

For someone who can’t enjoy the privileges of a paying member, reading about hefty bonuses for board officials of the Social Security System (SSS) makes an already depressing situation even more devastating.

Each of the eight board officers of SSS received at least P1 million bonus for “good performance” in 2012, while its 5,000 or so employees shared P276 million, for an average of P55,200 each. Lower-ranked or those rated low by their supervisors may have received much less than the average, while those in the higher positions may have been entitled to more than double.