Course 5310 lessons

SSS, GSIS, and Pag-IBIG, deep dive

A practical, peso-based walkthrough of the Philippines' mandatory contribution systems: how SSS, GSIS, and Pag-IBIG actually calculate what you pay and what you get back, and how to make sure your own record is building toward the benefits you're counting on.

Why these contributions are mandatory, not optional

Every payslip in the Philippines carries a handful of deductions that never feel optional, and three of the biggest are SSS, GSIS, and Pag-IBIG. They aren't fees or taxes in the usual sense, they're forced participation in systems designed to catch you when something goes wrong, sickness, disability, job loss, old age, or a place to live, precisely because most people, left to choose for themselves, wouldn't set that money aside on their own.