ni Fely Ng @Bulgarific | Enero 9, 2024
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Hello, Bulgarians! Nagpahayag ng suporta ang Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) sa plano ng Pag-IBIG Fund na taasan ang halos apat na dekada nang mandatory monthly savings rate para sa mga miyembro at kanilang mga employer simula Enero 2024.
Sa liham nito sa Pag-IBIG Fund, inulit ng TUCP ang posisyon nito noong 2019 na sumusuporta sa planong pagtaas ng ahensya. Ang unyon ay isa sa pinakamalaking organisasyon ng manggagawa sa bansa at binubuo ng 27 labor federations na kumakatawan sa mga manggagawa sa pribado at pampublikong sektor, seafarers, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), at mga manggagawa mula sa impormal na sektor.
“The TUCP believes that the adjustment in the savings rates will double the amount of members’ maturity claims, as well as other important benefits of Pag-IBIG (Fund) members, such as cash loans, calamity loans and housing loan entitlements. In addition, an adjustment is necessary to restore the lost real value of the P100 minimum contribution which was set all the way back in 1986,” pahayag ni Atty. Raymond Democrito T. Mendoza, na nagsisilbi bilang Pangulo ng TUCP at Deputy Speaker ng House of Representatives.
“The TUCP also recognizes the pivotal role of the Pag-IBIG Fund in ensuring continued access to affordable housing loans. Increasing the rates shall enable the (Pag-IBIG) Fund to sustain its affordable home loan interest rates,” dagdag pa ni Mendoza.
Sa ilalim ng bagong savings rates ng Pag-IBIG Fund, ang pinakamataas na buwanang kompensasyon na gagamitin sa pag-compute ng kinakailangang dalawang porsyento (2%) na ipon ng empleyado at dalawang porsyento (2%) na bahagi ng employer ay tataas sa P10,000, mula sa kasalukuyang P5,000. Dahil dito, ang buwanang ipon ng mga miyembro ng Pag-IBIG Fund, para sa bahagi ng empleyado at ng employer, ay tataas sa P200 mula sa kasalukuyang P100.
Samantala, nagpahayag naman ng pasasalamat si Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Marilene C. Acosta sa suporta ng TUCP. Tiniyak niya sa mga miyembro ng trade union federation at Pag-IBIG Fund ang mas magandang benepisyo habang naghahanda ang ahensya na ipatupad ang bagong rate.
“We thank the TUCP for supporting our plans, and for recognizing that raising our monthly savings rates will allow Pag-IBIG Fund to continue to provide affordable home loans to its members in the coming years. It is also important to note that the increase in our monthly savings rates shall benefit our members the most because every peso they save will go to their Pag-IBIG Savings. Under our new rates, they will have higher Pag-IBIG Savings that earn annual dividends, which they shall receive upon membership maturity or retirement. And, because of their higher savings, they shall also be entitled to higher multi-purpose and calamity loan amounts to help them with their financial needs,” diin ni Acosta.
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