Please read HTT's column today on two hot issues of SSS - very meaningful discussion from the former Chief Actuary of the Social Security System.
Horace T. Templo's Manila Standard column/post on the new SSS issues: The AlkanSSSya and Age 65 and Up Circular No. 2013-003
Things That Make My Day
Think. Ideas. Do.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Last Saturday for Kasambahay Registration - 29 June
2 things.
First of all, 29 June is NOT the last day for Householder/Kasambahay registration. There is NO LAST day. However, this Saturday 29 June is the LAST SATURDAY THAT SSS offices are opened specifically for Kasambahay registration.
secondly, see discussion below ----
i heard someone complaining that the SSS instructions in the SSS website did not match the actual procedures in the branches. so i took a gander at reading the SSS procedures in a copy that someone gave me and checked the procedures done at the SSS branches.
well ...... i guess the confusion has to do with the form called Employer Registration, also referred to as the R-1. I am having difficulty attaching the picture of the form. However, let me just say that the instructions that form part of the form specify supporting documents.
Therefore, the people in the Operations - that is, the branch people are safeguarding you - the householder - by asking you for identification.
Why do i say safeguarding you .... if you are required to supply identification (and authorization, just in case you send someone to do things for you), NO ONE can pretend to be you, and thus NO ONE can maliciously report erroneous items for you that may create hassles for you.
so, i suggest you bring 2 IDs as proof of your identity.
as you can discern from the picture below, the instructions say there are no additional documents required.
i say, be safe, and provide IDs and authorization letter as necessary.
dont forget to register as an employer for your kasambahay
First of all, 29 June is NOT the last day for Householder/Kasambahay registration. There is NO LAST day. However, this Saturday 29 June is the LAST SATURDAY THAT SSS offices are opened specifically for Kasambahay registration.
secondly, see discussion below ----
i heard someone complaining that the SSS instructions in the SSS website did not match the actual procedures in the branches. so i took a gander at reading the SSS procedures in a copy that someone gave me and checked the procedures done at the SSS branches.
well ...... i guess the confusion has to do with the form called Employer Registration, also referred to as the R-1. I am having difficulty attaching the picture of the form. However, let me just say that the instructions that form part of the form specify supporting documents.
Therefore, the people in the Operations - that is, the branch people are safeguarding you - the householder - by asking you for identification.
Why do i say safeguarding you .... if you are required to supply identification (and authorization, just in case you send someone to do things for you), NO ONE can pretend to be you, and thus NO ONE can maliciously report erroneous items for you that may create hassles for you.
so, i suggest you bring 2 IDs as proof of your identity.
as you can discern from the picture below, the instructions say there are no additional documents required.
i say, be safe, and provide IDs and authorization letter as necessary.
dont forget to register as an employer for your kasambahay
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Tired of long lines at the SSS Branches? SSS Branches Full? Make an Appointment 3 days before
I overheard a lady complaining that no matter what time she went to the SSS Office, she always found out that the office was full.
i was wondering why she never made an appointment.
perhaps she is not registered in the SSS website.
at any rate, members can make appointments through the SSS website -
ONE CAVEAT: MEMBERS WHO PLAN TO USE THE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM MUST BE AN SSS WEBSITE REGISTERED USER.
queues for appointments are separate from the numbered queues
i was wondering why she never made an appointment.
perhaps she is not registered in the SSS website.
at any rate, members can make appointments through the SSS website -
ONE CAVEAT: MEMBERS WHO PLAN TO USE THE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM MUST BE AN SSS WEBSITE REGISTERED USER.
queues for appointments are separate from the numbered queues
Survey Shows ....
This is the other topic a friend wanted me to write about....
do you remember the tv show ..... that had the host saying
"Survey shows ...."
do you know why the producers of that show think you should be able to guess at the answers
yes, certainly. it is because the survey is supposed to represent "your" population
This implies that the sample covered by the survey is the "same" as that of the population, and stat-people, as opposed to cat-people, hypothesize by saying that the population follows the normal bell curve and taking a random sample will have the same characteristics, and hedge their bets by specifying a degree of error, expressed in standard deviation, such a plus-or-minus 3% margin of error.
Did you know that when one designs a survey, they have a hypothesis?
what is the hypothesis, you say. you mean you dont know, and there you are, making a survey
Surveys are supposed to be impartial unbiased samples of a population. Otherwise, if the survey is biased, then no significant conclusions can be made. So the survey design is important because this allows conclusions based on the sample be applicable to the larger group.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Remembering Batch mates
Today Benjie Punay would have been 56, but he passed away just last month, 31 May.
I remember you today. We first met when we were classmates in Neptune at the Philippine Science High School. Then you went on to UP where you focused on BS Geology, and you later went to Japan.
Alice has a nice album put together with the help of your siblings and friends.
I also take the time to remember Vic Raralio, another guy from Neptune. He married Armin, the sister of batch 73's Adlai de Pano. my group will remember Adlai as being the batchmate of Ernie Uichanco, Kuya Ernie to Kay and cousin to Julia Onate (batch 76)
I also remember Lourdes Paredes. She belonged to the huge Paredes clan, and i remember her home in Kamias. One of the last outings we had after school days was a picnic there at Wildlife Park.
we signed off on a paper plate. i do not remember where the paper plate is........
Til tomorrow, i see you all sheltered beneath our Creator's love.
I remember you today. We first met when we were classmates in Neptune at the Philippine Science High School. Then you went on to UP where you focused on BS Geology, and you later went to Japan.
Alice has a nice album put together with the help of your siblings and friends.
I also take the time to remember Vic Raralio, another guy from Neptune. He married Armin, the sister of batch 73's Adlai de Pano. my group will remember Adlai as being the batchmate of Ernie Uichanco, Kuya Ernie to Kay and cousin to Julia Onate (batch 76)
I also remember Lourdes Paredes. She belonged to the huge Paredes clan, and i remember her home in Kamias. One of the last outings we had after school days was a picnic there at Wildlife Park.
we signed off on a paper plate. i do not remember where the paper plate is........
Til tomorrow, i see you all sheltered beneath our Creator's love.
Two Saturdays left for the SSS Kasambahay-Householder Registration
This is just to remind those who read my blog for my inputs on various stuff that there 2 Saturdays left for the registration (and payment if you so desire) for kasambahays and householders.
Tomorrow, June 22 and on Saturday, 29 June.
take advantage of the relatively shorter lines since only kasambahay transactions will be entertained by SSS
Tomorrow, June 22 and on Saturday, 29 June.
take advantage of the relatively shorter lines since only kasambahay transactions will be entertained by SSS
Thursday, June 20, 2013
A post about Accounting
a dear friend of mine requested two topics for this blog. one is a post on Accounting, another is on Surveys. i do not know why these 2 topics are desirable, but here goes
Accounting is a simple retelling, or a method of recording. For example, in a retelling, after say a soldier reports activities on a battlefield, it can be used by saying, "your unit gave a good accounting at the battle of Gettysburg (for the Union shoulders).....".
This is similar to one's accounting of one's time. Time is the most expensive item in this world. If you disagree, then consider this. Time cannot be begged, borrowed, or recycled, and everyone must strive to make each moment count.
By making moments count, it is not about generating income. it is about living a life that is full of the important things that make a life worth living. Love (and i dont mean just the romantic kind), Laughter, Joy, and yes, even tears. It is making a life accountable to its Maker, if you arent an atheist. That's accounting, too! An accounting of one's personal life. Remember "My Way"?
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
These days though it is mostly used to count and record monies or money transactions. So these involve keeping financial records, analyzing financial data, and doing audit
If you think about it, Accounting is the simple allocation of items to its "proper" place. Take for example, an accounting of one's personal expenses.
Or in the accounting for one's personal allowance or monies, one may list down all expenses by type of expense, say "food", "groceries", "utilities-power", "utilities-communications", "utilities-power" - and so forth so that one has sub-levels. And so it is.
Of course i havent on the general ledger system of formal accounting, where one has sublevels within sublevels. Where there are revenue and income accounts that one closes each fiscal year, translating these to GL accounts. want to know more? drop me a line.
Accounting is a simple retelling, or a method of recording. For example, in a retelling, after say a soldier reports activities on a battlefield, it can be used by saying, "your unit gave a good accounting at the battle of Gettysburg (for the Union shoulders).....".
This is similar to one's accounting of one's time. Time is the most expensive item in this world. If you disagree, then consider this. Time cannot be begged, borrowed, or recycled, and everyone must strive to make each moment count.
By making moments count, it is not about generating income. it is about living a life that is full of the important things that make a life worth living. Love (and i dont mean just the romantic kind), Laughter, Joy, and yes, even tears. It is making a life accountable to its Maker, if you arent an atheist. That's accounting, too! An accounting of one's personal life. Remember "My Way"?
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
These days though it is mostly used to count and record monies or money transactions. So these involve keeping financial records, analyzing financial data, and doing audit
If you think about it, Accounting is the simple allocation of items to its "proper" place. Take for example, an accounting of one's personal expenses.
Or in the accounting for one's personal allowance or monies, one may list down all expenses by type of expense, say "food", "groceries", "utilities-power", "utilities-communications", "utilities-power" - and so forth so that one has sub-levels. And so it is.
Of course i havent on the general ledger system of formal accounting, where one has sublevels within sublevels. Where there are revenue and income accounts that one closes each fiscal year, translating these to GL accounts. want to know more? drop me a line.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A Colossal Thought
Are you a reader? I am. I read lots of stuff, i think i have mentioned before, from the sublime to the ridiculous, all of them interesting.
i read for the fun of it, and i come by this love of reading from both sides of the family. My Mom's family are readers and they have tons of books. Unfortunately though, the floods in the Sampaloc area during those times have destroyed some of them. From my Dad's side are all prodigious readers, and all the family have libraries. Some of those books have been given away.
i must have read over a 1000 books, and i
havent included the romance books i read in High School, or numerous
Peanuts, and my collection of Calvin and Hobbes.
i try and read all of Neil Gaiman's, and i have a favorite one.
i have books on Socrates, Plato, St. Augustine, and Descartes. I also have books on Lemony Snicket ... and whodunnits galore (Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell, The Cat Who series by Lilian Braun..... and more).
i tend to love fantasy and sci-fi so I have Tolkien, Asimov, StarTrek (TOS, of course), Ray Bradbury, Clarke, and one of the books i love is by Madeleine L'Engle. She wrote A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet .... as a cover of one of those books is supposedly a seraphim. Yes, and the art work -- see the link --- depicted reminds me of that.
you do remember what seraphims are, right?
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Remembering my Dad, a Father's Day thought
Dad.
Everytime i write a post, or look at my old-style hand-written journal entries, i am reminded of my Dad.
He had a meticulously kept medical journal as well as a regular journal.
I was able to read one of his journal - on the Death March. Made me cry.
I was thinking perhaps other people might like to read it, so i am asking my Dad to send me a dream so i will know it is alright to have it published......
i havent found his other journals, but then i havent had the time to really go over the papers.
As for his medical records. i saw it, he would have time and date he had his bp taken, when he took what meds, and if there was any reaction.
Everytime i write a post, or look at my old-style hand-written journal entries, i am reminded of my Dad.
He had a meticulously kept medical journal as well as a regular journal.
I was able to read one of his journal - on the Death March. Made me cry.
I was thinking perhaps other people might like to read it, so i am asking my Dad to send me a dream so i will know it is alright to have it published......
i havent found his other journals, but then i havent had the time to really go over the papers.
As for his medical records. i saw it, he would have time and date he had his bp taken, when he took what meds, and if there was any reaction.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Remembering my Mom
my Mom. A wonderful homemaker. gorgeous woman. she is the exact duplicate of my grandma.
of all her children, i was the one she spent the most time with. i am single you see.
she told us that we should all learn the basics of homee-making. all of us learnt how to cook, iron, wash, and clean the house - even the boys because she said what if they married women who knew nothing. they should show their wives how to do things - and as for us - girls, we mentioned we would try to marry rich men and that we would have kasambahays to help manage the house. she said, all the more we should know because how would we know what to teach if we didnt know how to do things.
yes, i know how to cook. the hard stuff, too. you know, things like pancit luglug, karekare, lechon sauce, embotido, morcon, galantina, bibingka, ensaymada and regular food....
easiest thing i learnt to cook ... meat loaf. delish meat loaf, but just meat loaf.
one of the hardest things i've had to iron is a man's pina barong tagalog. yipes.....
i remember times when i slept in the master's bedroom because my dad was away, or when both of them were seniors and my mom was experiencing vertigo, and since i was single, i was nominated to help her stand up, take a bath, go the bathroom, what-have-you since my dad couldnt manage ....
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Happy Independence Day
How was it? Did you go and have a party the way the Americans celebrate the 4th of July?
Yes? You had friends over? Drank really cold for-adults-only-beverage and had food to excess?
Americans love to have beer and they usually have a barbeque - grilling steaks, hamburgers, franks, or what have you? Americans are fierce about their rights, and their freedom.
So, are we Filipinos less?
My father (+) was - is a soldier - and fought for Filipino freedom.
i hope his sacrifices have not been in vain.
No? Ah so. you didnt even bother to celebrate. you just appreciated the day off.
Did you at least think of our heroes? and i dont mean the OFWs.
No? So what is June 12 to you?
are you lackadaisical about being a Filipino? are you proud to be Filipino?
do you know what it is to be Filipino?
Do you watch Anniversary celebrations? or better, do you participate?
Celebrations are bonding events, and this is why celebrations must be made.
i hope that Presidents of countries, and even institutions, will NOT curtail celebrations
Yes? You had friends over? Drank really cold for-adults-only-beverage and had food to excess?
Americans love to have beer and they usually have a barbeque - grilling steaks, hamburgers, franks, or what have you? Americans are fierce about their rights, and their freedom.
So, are we Filipinos less?
My father (+) was - is a soldier - and fought for Filipino freedom.
i hope his sacrifices have not been in vain.
No? Ah so. you didnt even bother to celebrate. you just appreciated the day off.
Did you at least think of our heroes? and i dont mean the OFWs.
No? So what is June 12 to you?
are you lackadaisical about being a Filipino? are you proud to be Filipino?
do you know what it is to be Filipino?
Do you watch Anniversary celebrations? or better, do you participate?
Celebrations are bonding events, and this is why celebrations must be made.
i hope that Presidents of countries, and even institutions, will NOT curtail celebrations
Monday, June 3, 2013
SSS Offices Nationwide OPEN 8-5 for June Saturdays - 8, 15, 22, 29
The SSS has announced that all branches Nationwide will be open to address these Kasambahay transactions, that is:
1. For Kasambahays to get SSS Numbers
Kasambahays must show legal proof of their identity so that SSS Numbers will be permanent.
If No legal proof is presented, a temporary SSS Number will be issued, but cannot be used for claiming and benefits
2. For Household Employers to get the Household Employer SSS Number.
This is different from the personal SSS Number of the Householder.
Householders who have been paying the SSS contributions of their kasambahay using their personal SSS Number will be issued a Household Employer SSS Number. Only householders who are in the branch may get it immediately. Otherwise, this will be sent via email or mail.
3. To pay the SSS contributions of the Kasambahay.
No other transactions will be handled.
So please, DO NOT GO TO THE SSS OFFICES to file any claim or for ACOP purposes during these days.
Please click on the Kasambahay on the left side to see the procedures and the forms, and the body of proof (if i may make a pun after the show) regarding identity.
I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SSS KASAMBAHAY AD:
HERE IT IS:
1. For Kasambahays to get SSS Numbers
Kasambahays must show legal proof of their identity so that SSS Numbers will be permanent.
If No legal proof is presented, a temporary SSS Number will be issued, but cannot be used for claiming and benefits
2. For Household Employers to get the Household Employer SSS Number.
This is different from the personal SSS Number of the Householder.
Householders who have been paying the SSS contributions of their kasambahay using their personal SSS Number will be issued a Household Employer SSS Number. Only householders who are in the branch may get it immediately. Otherwise, this will be sent via email or mail.
3. To pay the SSS contributions of the Kasambahay.
No other transactions will be handled.
So please, DO NOT GO TO THE SSS OFFICES to file any claim or for ACOP purposes during these days.
Please click on the Kasambahay on the left side to see the procedures and the forms, and the body of proof (if i may make a pun after the show) regarding identity.
I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SSS KASAMBAHAY AD:
HERE IT IS:
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