<Li> Emmanuel F. Dooc, President & CEO </Li> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.sss.gov.ph </Td> </Tr> <P> The Philippine Social Security System (SSS; Filipino: Paseguruhan ng Kapanatagang Panlipunan) is a state - run, social insurance program in the Philippines to workers in the private, professional, and informal sectors . SSS is established by virtue of Republic Act No. 1161, better known as Social Security Act of 1954 . This law was later amended by Republic Act No. 8282 in 1997 . </P> <P> Government employees, meanwhile, are covered under a separate state - pension fund managed by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). </P>

Brief history of social security system in the philippines