SSS, DICT Ink Pact to Expand Social Security Coverage for Freelancers
The Social Security System (SSS) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have signed an MOU to expand social security protection for an estimated 1.5 million freelancers and virtual assistants, granting them access to benefits like sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, and death.
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