SSS compulsory coverage of sea-based OFWs

Dear PAO, I have an uncle who is currently fifty-five (55) years old. He worked as a seafarer in different foreign vessels. When he went to the Social Security Systems (SSS) to avail of his retirement benefits, he found out that his contributions had not been paid by his principal employer. So, he asked for […]

Prescriptive period for filing GSIS separation benefit claims

Dear PAO, I worked as an administrative aide for the Philippine Statistics Authority from August 2002 up to October 2015. Last February 2025, I filed a separation benefit claim before the GSIS. However, my claim was denied due to prescription. I just turned 60 years old last December 2024 and the proceeds from the GSIS […]

Application for registration of land

Dear PAO, Our ancestors have been in open, continuous, exclusive and notorious possession of an agricultural land in Bacolod since March 1945. In 2023, we planned to apply for an original certificate of title for the same land. However, the said agricultural land was only declared by the government as alienable and disposable land in […]