SSS Clarifies Computer Glitch Reports
SSS Clarifies Computer Glitch – The Social Security System (SSS) has clarified the earlier reports regarding the computer glitch the allegedly wiped out the record of five years’ worth of contributions of thousands of its members.
According to a report by ABS-CBN, the said computer glitch happened after the SSS digitized the records including the contributions from 1985 to 1989 seen that the records were not reflected in the SSS database.
This affected hundreds of thousands of its members. And SSS expects that this problem would be fixed by the middle of 2017.
The said records were not wiped out according to SSS, but were in the system and were just reposted as reported on Rappler.
“Contrary to reports, SSS contribution records for 1985 to 1989 were not wiped out. They were already in the system and were just reposted, paving the way for pension adjustments for qualified pensioners which will be completed in three tranches by June 2017.”
The government-run pension fund said that their system has several levels of protection.
“Apart from the SSS database, members’ records are kept in hard copy as well as in microfilm format. SSS has started the digitization of these records and maintains a disaster recovery site wherein all the SSS records are replicated,” SSS said.
The government-run pension fund said that their system has several levels of protection.
“Apart from the SSS database, members’ records are kept in hard copy as well as in microfilm format. SSS has started the digitization of these records and maintains a disaster recovery site wherein all the SSS records are replicated,” SSS said.
Meanwhile, missing records were already being reposted in the SSS database, making a way for pension adjustments to qualified members.
SSS stated that it has already disbursed a total of Php7.2 billion as pension adjustments since mid-June 2016.
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