SBWS wage subsidies unclaimed after June 28, 2020 shall be forfeited-SSS

The Social Security System (SSS) statistics show that 43,435 employees for the first tranche and 61,954 employees for the second tranche, who have been notified to pick up their wage subsidy through M.Lhuillier cash remittance have not yet done so.

These employees are reminded that the EXTENDED deadline for claiming SBWS subsidies is on June 28, 2020.

For faster processing of payouts, please bring two (2) valid IDs and present the reference number that was sent through SMS.

Wage subsidies unclaimed after June 28, 2020 shall be forfeited and shall revert to the government for use in other programs to fight COVID-19.

PDIC announces more claims filing options for Rural Bank of Tibiao depositors

More options to file deposit insurance claims have been made available to depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Tibiao (Antique), Inc., whose account balances amount to more than PhP100,000, with the lifting of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). 

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) announced that in addition to filing deposit insurance claims conveniently through electronic mail (email) at tibiao-pad@pdic.gov.ph, it will also resume acceptance of claims through postal mail, courier service, and personal filing starting on June 1, 2020. 

Claims to be filed through postal mail and courier service should be addressed to the Public Assistance Department, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, 6th Floor SSS Building, 6782 Ayala Avenue corner Rufino St., Makati City 1226. 

In compliance with health protocols and standards, personal filing at the PDIC’s Public Assistance Center in Makati City will be on a per appointment basis. To make an appointment, depositors may call the Public Assistance Hotline at (02) 8841-4141 or at Toll Free number 1-800-1-888-7342 or 1-800-1-888-PDIC, email at pad@pdic.gov.ph, or send a private message at PDIC’s official Facebook account, www.facebook.com/OfficialPDIC. 

When filing claims through e-mail, scanned copies or photo images of the signed and accomplished Claim Form, evidence of deposit (i.e. savings passbook, certificate of time deposit, etc.), and one valid photo-bearing ID with the depositor’s signature, should be attached to the e-mail. Depositors are advised to send the scanned copy or photo image of the first and last page of the passbook, or the front and back portion of the certificate of time deposit as e-mail attachments. 

When filing claims personally or via postal mail or courier service, depositors are advised to enclose the accomplished and signed Claim Form, original Savings Passbook and/or Certificate of Time Deposit and photocopy of one (1) valid photo-bearing ID with signature. 

The PDIC reminded the depositors that, regardless of the selectied option in filing of claims, the accomplished Claim Form should contain their signature and contact information. Submitted documents should be complete, readable and clearly scanned, as applicable, for proper verification. The depositors are further advised that additional documents may be required by PDIC in the course of evaluation and processing of claims. 

The Claim Form may be downloaded for free from the PDIC website, http://www.pdic.gov.ph/files/New_PDIC_Claim_Form.pdf. 

Rural Bank of Tibiao (Antique), Inc. was ordered closed by the Monetary Board through Resolution No. 344.A dated March 5, 2020. It is a single-unit rural bank located on Gov. A.T. Lim Avenue, Poblacion, Tibiao, Antique. 

Aside from the PDIC Hotline and Toll Free numbers, depositors may also inquire via e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph or via private message at PDIC’s official PDIC Facebook account, www.facebook.com/OfficialPDIC. 

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The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) was established on June 22, 1963 by Republic Act 3591 to provide depositor protection and help maintain stability in the financial system by providing deposit insurance. Effective June 1, 2009, the maximum deposit insurance coverage is PhP500,000 per depositor. All deposit accounts by a depositor in a closed bank maintained in the same right and capacity shall be added together. A joint account shall be insured separately from any individually-owned deposit account. PDIC news/press releases and other information are available at the website, www.pdic.gov.ph. 

SM MALLS IN LAGUNA BRINGS BACK DINE-IN SERVICES

Restaurants and other food merchants at SM City Calamba, SM City San Pablo and SM City Sta Rosa recently reopened their stores for dine-in services. This is after the government sets relaxed quarantine measures in Laguna, but still abiding to the guidelines given by the the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).

Food establishments are following strict standard health protocols to guarantee the safety of employees and customers.

Dining establishments and other food merchants are allowed to operate at 30% capacity. To ensure safety while dining, observe safe distancing and avoid using seats and tables with markers. Disinfecting floor mats and alcohol dispensers, and directional arrows are also in place.

 Join the SM Laguna community on Viber for the latest updates on dine-in, take-out, delivery and promos. 

GREAT GIFTS FOR DAD FROM THE SM STORE’S CALL TO DELIVER

Whether being homebound together has made you appreciate Dad more, or  you’ve been missing him as boundaries separate, make him feel special with The SM Store’s Father’s Day Gift Essentials and have them delivered to him on his very special day through #SMCalltoDeliver! 

The SM Store’s call to deliver catalogue features great gifts for Dad that will touch his heart:

·         A Gift of Memories. Whether capturing family’s best moments or his new norm adventures, dads will surely love a new gadget like the FujiFilm Mirrorless Digital Camera or Go Pro Hero Max Action Camera.

·         A Gift of Time.  Days with Dad are priceless, and it’s amazing how he has always found time for you despite his busy schedule. Organizers for his favorite watch collection will surely bring a big smile to his face.

·         A Gift of Fashion and Fitness. A nice pair of rubber shoes, tees, shirts and dri-fit shorts for your dad’s work out from home activity.

    

       A Gift of Scent-sibility. Either a new scent or his signature scent will add zest to his special day.

·         A Gift of Cool. Keep Dad safe with smart and protective helmets as his takes his ride.

For other Father’s Day gift ideas, call the #SMCallToDeliver hotline (0917 800 1074) from Mondays to Fridays, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM for inquiries, or check out the catalog https://www.thesmstore.com/call-to-deliver-catalog

Stay in the loop with latest #SMCallToDeliver updates, and join The SM Store Viber Community Group https://bit.ly/2XLyD0t

Providence Rural Bank eligible depositors with accounts P100K and below to receive deposit insurance via postal money orders

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  Providence Rural Bank eligible depositors with accounts

  P100K and below to receive deposit insurance via postal

  money orders

  The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) announced that

  depositors of the closed Providence Rural Bank, Inc., whose accounts have

  balances of P100,000 and below, will soon receive their deposit insurance

  payments through postal money orders (PMOs) with the lifting of the modified

  enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila.

  Individual depositors whose accounts have balances of P100,000 and below

  are eligible for outright payment of deposit insurance through PMO. These

  depositors are not required to file deposit insurance claims if they have no

  outstanding loans with the closed bank, and have complete addresses in the

  bank records or have updated this information through the PDIC Mailing

  Address Update Form.

  PMOs amounting to PhP15,000 and below may be encashed either with the

  local post office or with the nearest Land Bank of the Philippines branch.

  Meanwhile, PMOs above PhP15,000 may be deposited to the depositor’s

  account in any local bank.

  PHLPost started the dispatch of PMOs on March 10, 2020 but suspended

  delivery to depositors during the community quarantine.

  Providence Rural Bank, Inc. was ordered closed by the Monetary Board

  through Resolution No. 291.B dated February 27, 2020. It is a single-unit rural

  bank located on National Highway cor. Aglipay St., Brgy. Bulala,

  Camalaniugan, Cagayan.

  The PDIC advised depositors who have not received their PMOs to inquire with

  their local post offices or to contact the Public Assistance Department at (02)

  8841-4141 or at Toll Free number 1-800-1-888-7342 or 1-800-1-888-PDIC.

  Depositors may also inquire via e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph or via personal

SM City Calamba prepares to reopen its doors to mall goers

SM  City Calamba will be opening its non-leisure shops at 50% capacity on May 16, 2020. Safety is of topmost priority, thus continuous sanitation will be observed throughout the mall. 

Strict measures will be enforced in the mall such as physical distancing, wearing of face masks, and temperature check.

Other SM malls in Laguna will also operate under the guidelines of modified ECQ. 

For more updates, like and follow SM City Calamba on Facebook and Instagram or call 530-0062. 

SMC donates swabbing booths, test kits to all Metro Manila LGUs

SMC donates swabbing booths, test kits to all MM LGUs; puts up own testing lab for 70,000 in its network

San Miguel Corporation has teamed up with 17 local government units in Metro Manila to put up more testing booths in areas with high-density of COVID-19 cases as well as donate test kits to allow the poorest communities access to free testing.

SMC president and COO Ramon S. Ang said the booths would be scattered strategically around areas in most dire need “so our local officials can easily ask people to get tested.”

This, he said, will complement the national government’s expanded testing efforts, which is focused on building “mega swabbing centers” in key, major commercial areas to test, initially, returning overseas Filipino workers.

“This is the best way we can help our local governments ramp up or expand their testing capacity--in particular, for poorer barangays and communities, even as national government takes care of building our mega swabbing centers, which for now will be focused on our returning OFWs,” said SMC president Ramon S. Ang.

“Our aim is to help flatten the curve in our less fortunate barangays, especially in areas where there have been outbreaks. Our less-fortunate countrymen are really vulnerable, because their living conditions make it harder to observe social distancing and other preventive measures. So we want to focus our efforts on helping them,” said Ang.

He added that while local governments have initiated testing efforts and also have their own budgets to do so, SMC’s donation would help expand testing capacity, particularly as the government considers the lifting of the enhanced community quarantine in some parts of Luzon.

SMC TESTING LABORATORY

At the same time, Ang said SMC is moving ahead with plans to put up its own testing laboratory to test its 70,000 employees and extended workforce to help government in its efforts to test aggressively and gradually reopen the economy.

“Apart from donating more test kits, we are increasing donation of high-capacity testing machines to help significantly increase the number of tests that can be processed daily to contain the spread of the virus,”Ang said.

He added: “Testing booths are just one component of the entire infrastructure for an efficient widespread testing. We need to produce more test kits, and make testing affordable, if not free, to the hardest-hit communities. We also need enough equipment to be able to process all these tests. We have to mobilize all these components to be able to test at scale,” he added.

SMC is also donating three more sets of testing equipment, consisting of RT-PCR machines and automated RNA extraction machines, to specific health facilities and institutions in Metro Manila, including the National Center for Mental Health in its home city of Mandaluyong.

“There are many people and sectors in need of help today. We will make sure they are not overlooked or neglected,” he added.

REGULATE PRICING

Ang also batted for the regulation of the price of testing, noting that some reports have it that people pay as much as P4,000 or higher for tests.

Making testing affordable is the right thing to do now given that “this pandemic has profoundly affected the lives and livelihood of millions of Filipinos,” he said.

He added: “We have to be able to find a way to regulate the price for testing. These test kits are in short supply but right now, we are fortunate to have been able get them at less than P1,500.00 each. We believe that this is a fair enough rate for medical facilities that are using donated equipment and PPEs to charge especially to small companies who would have to test their employees to be able to safely reopen their workplaces,” Ang said.

San Miguel Corporation is donating swabbing booths and PCR test kits to all 17 LGUs in Metro Manila to help them further expand testing at the barangay level and focus on areas with high-incidence of COVID-19. It is also putting up its own laboratory to test 70,000 in its network.