Republic of the Philippines

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM

East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
UPDATES ON THE CORE PROCESSES
PRE-TEST

NAME: ____________________________
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SCORE:

I. IDENTIFICATION: Provide the word or group of words that is being identified or

described in the
statement. 10 points.
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Any person, natural, or juridical, domestic or foreign,

who carries on in the Philippines, any trade, business,
industry, or activity of any kind, and uses the services of
another person.
For the educational loan, this is required for the
employed member-applicant who falls under the MSC of
Php15,000 to be presented to the Branch as proof of
actual basic monthly salary/income of not more than
Php15,000.
The required minimum number of monthly contributions
within the 12-month period immediately before the
semester of sickness or injury for Sickness Benefit; and
childbirth or miscarriage for Maternity Benefit.
A person who renders domestic service exclusively for
the convenience of the family of the household
employer.
The sum of the last 60 monthly salary credits (MSCs)
prior to the semester of contingency divided by 60; or
the sum of all the MSCs prior to the semester of
contingency divided by the number of months paid for
the same period.
The daily cash allowance paid for the number of days a
member is unable to work due to sickness or injury.
Tax-exempt
benefits
for
employees
and
their
dependents created under P.D. 626, which aims to assist
workers who suffer work-connected injury, sickness,
disability, or death.
This type of death benefit is given to the primary
beneficiaries if the deceased member has paid at least
36 monthly contributions prior to the semester of death.
This is computed as 1985 minus date of coverage,
number of years with at least 6 monthly contributions
from 1985 to 2001, and sum of the total number of
monthly contributions paid divided by 12 beginning
January 2002.
The required number of posted monthly contributions,
prior to the month of filing of application, for a twomonth salary loan.

II. FILL IN THE BLANK/s:

the thought or

Supply the word or group of words that will complete

requirement of the statement. 10 points.

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The three elements of the existence of an EmployerEmployee relationship are: a) the employer has the right
to hire and fire, b) there is payment of wages by the
employer,
and
c)
the
employer
exercises
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The date of contingency for retirement depends on
qualifications/requirements
that
must
be
met.
Particularly on meeting the required contribution, the
date of retirement shall be on the ______ after the
semester of the 120th contribution.
The dependents pension is equal to 10% of the monthly
pension or ______, whichever is higher, for each minor
child of the pensioner, not exceeding 5 beginning with
the youngest and without substitution.
The amount of monthly pension will depend on a) the
________ and _______ of monthly contributions paid by
the member, b) his credited years of service, and c)
number of dependent child/children, if any.
The monthly income benefit for EC Disability is _____%
higher of the sum of the SSS monthly pension. (How
many percent higher is the EC Disability Benefit than
the SSS Disability Benefit?)
Aside from the given minimum pension, the monthly
pension can be computed by a) getting the 40% of the
AMSC (40% x AMSC); and b) using the formula:
__________________________.
In the computation of Maternity Benefit, the total
monthly salary credit (TMSC) is divided by 180 to get
the average daily salary credit (ADSC). The computed
ADSC is the ____________________________.
The secondary beneficiaries of a retiree-pensioner - who
has no primary beneficiaries and who dies within 60
months from the start of his monthly pension shall be
entitled to the balance of ___________________________.
To be entitled to the Funeral Benefit, the deceased SelfEmployed member should have paid at least _______
monthly contribution/s.
The secondary beneficiaries of a deceased member are
(in order of priority of entitlement to the death benefit):
a) the dependent parents who are receiving regular
support from the deceased member, b) any other
person designated by the member as his beneficiaries in
the E1/E4, and c) his/her ___________.

III. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct based on Core
Process Facts and
Concepts, and write FALSE if the statement is incorrect/illogical
or a deviation
from Set Standards, Facts and Concepts on Core Processes. 10
points.
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The coverage of the employees of foreign government

or international entities becomes compulsory by the

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NOT
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time these organizations have started its operations in

the Philippines.
A minor son/daughter of deceased member can file a
claim for Funeral Benefit provided that he is already
emancipated and that he/she has actually defrayed the
funeral expenses.
Since July 2002, for purposes of coverage, not over 60
years of age means that the member has not
celebrated his 61st birthday.
Members who are 65 years old on or after April 1, 2013
should have been initially covered at age 60 or less
before they can be qualified to continue to pay their
contribution to complete the required 120 monthly
contributions for Retirement Benefit.
The loan amount for a two-month salary loan is twice
the average of the members latest posted 12 MSCs,
rounded to the next higher monthly salary credit, but
not to exceed Php24,000.
Members who are 65 years old or over prior to April 1,
2013 must signify their intention to pay the lacking
contributions by filing the application for voluntary
payment of contributions from April 1 to July 1, 2013.
For Self Employed and Voluntary Members, change in
the MSC is allowed, and where the present MSC is more
than Php10,000, and the age of the member is 55 years
or older, the allowed increase is two salary bracket
regardless of whether the supporting documents are
submitted or not.
A salary loan may be renewed after payment of at least
50% of the original principal amount and at least 50% of
the term has lapsed, whichever comes earlier.
A member earns Php11,000. Thus, his total monthly
contributions, including EC contribution, is Php1,210
In case of default in the payment of salary loan, the
arrearages/unpaid loan shall be deducted from future
benefit claims by the member.