News Archive 2003
PhilHealth President Named PHILSSA Chair - January 10, 2003
THE Philippine Social Security Association (PHILSSA) recently elected Dr. Francisco T. Duque, President and CEO of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) as Chairperson of its Executive Board from January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004.
In its recent meeting held in Makati City, the PHILSSA Board unanimously decided to commence Dr. Duque’s term as Chair this month instead of from July 1 this year to June 30 next year.
Atty. Romero S. Quimbo, Acting President and CEO of the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) said this move is being taken “...not out of convenience but in confidence and belief in the PhilHealth President’s capabilities” to steer the organization and achieve its goals.
“I am honored to be elected Chair of this organization. The challenge here is for us to ensure that each and every Filipino citizen has social security protection especially when he is out of work,” Duque said.
PHILSSA is an association of institutions performing social security and related functions. Among its members are PhilHealth, HDMF, Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Armed Forces of the Philippines - Retirement and Separation Benefits System (AFP-RSBS) and the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC).
Its primary goal is to achieve a happy and satisfied workforce enjoying total social security protection of the Philippine government. “We hope to establish a rational and well-coordinated social protection program that will provide all workers and their families with responsive benefits that they and their employers can afford and which are doable by the government,” Duque stressed.
As PHILSSA Chair, Duque said his priority areas this year are fraud control, membership development, legislative support, quality assurance and media relations.
Other officers of the PHILSSA Executive Board are Elmor Juridico, ECC Executive Director as Vice Chair; Atty. Winston Garcia, GSIS President & General Manager as Treasurer; and Corazon de la Paz, SSS President & CEO, Atty. Quimbo and Cesar Jaime, Jr., AFP-RSBS President as members.