Republic of the PhilippinesSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMEast Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

UPDATES ON THE CORE PROCESSES

PRE-TEST

NAME: ____________________________ SCORE: ____________

I. IDENTIFICATION: Provide the word or group of words that is being identified or described in the statement. 10 points.

_____________________ 1. 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.

_____________________ 2. 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.

_____________________ 3. 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.

_____________________ 4. A person who renders domestic service exclusively for the convenience of the family of the household employer.

_____________________ 5. 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.

_____________________ 6. The daily cash allowance paid for the number of days a member is unable to work due to sickness or injury.

_____________________ 7. 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.

_____________________ 8. 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.

_____________________ 9. 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.

_____________________ 10.

The required number of posted monthly contributions, prior to the month of filing of application, for a two-month salary loan.

II. FILL IN THE BLANK/s: Supply the word or group of words that will complete the thought or requirement of the statement. 10 points.

_____________________ 1. The three elements of the existence of an Employer-

Employee 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 _________________________.

_____________________ 2. 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.

_____________________ 3. The dependent’s 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.

_____________________ 4. 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.

_____________________ 5. 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?)

_____________________ 6. 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: __________________________.

_____________________ 7. 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 ____________________________.

_____________________ 8. 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 ___________________________.

_____________________ 9. To be entitled to the Funeral Benefit, the deceased Self-Employed member should have paid at least _______ monthly contribution/s.

_____________________ 10.

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.

_____________________ 1. The coverage of the employees of foreign government or international entities becomes compulsory by the time these organizations have started its operations in the Philippines.

_____________________ 2. 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.

_____________________ 3. Since July 2002, for purposes of coverage, “not over 60 years of age” means that the member has not celebrated his 61st birthday.

NOT 4. Members who are 65 years old on or after April 1, 2013

APPLICABLE______ 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.

_____________________ 5. The loan amount for a two-month salary loan is twice the average of the member’s latest posted 12 MSCs, rounded to the next higher monthly salary credit, but not to exceed Php24,000.

NOT APPLICABLE______

6. 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.

_____________________ 7. 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.

_____________________ 8. 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.

_____________________ 9. A member earns Php11,000. Thus, his total monthly contributions, including EC contribution, is Php1,210

_____________________ 10.

In case of default in the payment of salary loan, the arrearages/unpaid loan shall be deducted from future benefit claims by the member.