Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE)

June 14, 2021 Dear Sonny Africa, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 04, 2021 11:39:17 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for SBWS beneficiaries. Response to Request Your FOI request is partially approv The national government is providing a wage subsidy for affected employees of small businesses to help mitigate the impact of the quarantine in Luzon and various local government units. This wage subsidy shall be given for up to two months so that affected small businesses are able to retain their employees during the quarantine period. Under the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBWS) measure, the government, through the Social Security System (SSS), shall provide a wage subsidy of between 5,000 to 8,000 pesos (based on the regional minimum wage) per month per eligible employee. Applications will be completed by the employer on behalf of their employees. The Social Security System (SSS) will only be in-charge of processing applications. For more inquiries please visit the following websites DOF: //sites.google.com/dof.gov.ph/small-business-wage-subsidy or call them at (+632) 8525.0244 / Trunkline: 5317.6363 loc. 2110 BIR: www.bir.gov.ph SSS: https://www.sss.gov.ph/ https://sites.google.com/dof.gov.ph/small-business-wage-subsidy/?authuser=0#h.2677lbxiewp6 Call Center: 1455 (via cellphone) and 81455 (via landline)  Toll Free: 1-800-10-2255777  Email: [email protected]  Facebook: fb.com/SSSPh  Website: www.sss.gov.ph You may also want to try to re-submit applications through their efoi portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=SSS https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests?agency=DOF Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III at DOLE Building, Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Zyra Glerica Perlora FOI Receiving Officer