SSS at isang motorcycle taxi service provider, pinagtibay ang isang kasunduan para sa mga benepisyo ng mga rider

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00:0050,000 Angkas Riders are now members of the SSS Social Security System.

00:08Followed by the agreement between Angkas and SSS,

00:12the Riders will have additional benefits.

00:15Benjie Durango is in the center of the news.

00:20The single mom, Bernadeth, is a 3-year-old Angkas Rider.

00:23She says life is hard, but with the help of a motorcycle taxi rider,

00:27she was able to save her sick child.

00:30First, we hold on to time. We have time for our kids.

00:34And our income is really becoming consistent.

00:39But today, the opportunity for Bernadeth opened up

00:43for a secured future.

00:45All of our riders who will do well are now in the SSS.

00:49And if you had a hard time booking an Angkas ride this morning in NCR,

00:52most of them are here in the SSS head office in Quezon City.

00:57Today, the SSS and Angkas Motorcycle Taxi

01:02are now members of Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro.

01:08That's why Bernadeth is happy.

01:10It's a big help for us, not just for me, but also for my kids.

01:15P570 is their lowest monthly income.

01:19Like most members, there are benefits waiting for them

01:22like maternity, disability, retirement, funeral, and death benefits.

01:27Riders can now avail salary and calamity loans.

01:30This is a huge help for our riders.

01:34We've been at this for eight years.

01:38Our only advocacy is to make them a formal part of the economy.

01:45There are 50,000 Angkas riders

01:48who will be considered a part of the formal sector.

01:51She is preparing the future of her riders.

01:54This is very important to you.

01:57You should also become a member of the SSS.

02:00The SSS's ambition is to have four million riders this year.

02:05This agreement is a huge help for the SSS to achieve its target.

02:10Benji Durango for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.