Section 3June 18, 1954, Sec./Art. 3

Social Security System. (a) To carry out the purposes of this Act, the Social Security System with principal place of business in Metro Manila, Philippines is hereby created. The SSS shall be directed and controlled by a Social Security Commission composed of the Secretary of Labor and Employment, the SSS Administrator and seven appointive members: three of whom shall represent the labor group, one of whom shall be a woman; three, the management group, one of whom shall be a woman; and, one, the general public, to be appointed by the President of the Philippines. The Chairman of the Commission shall be designated by the President from among its members. The term of the appointive members shall be three years: Provided, That the terms of the first six appointive members shall be one, two and three years for every two members, respectively.

All vacancies, except through the expiration of the term, shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The apppointive members of the Commission shall receive one thousand five hundred pesos per diem for each meeting actually attended by them: Provided, That no compensation shall be paid for more than eight meetings a month. Members of the Commission who hear cases pending before the Commission, shall also receive a per diem of one thousand five hundred pesos. (As amended by Sec. 2, R.A. 1792, Sec. 1, R.A. 2658, Sec. 1, R.A. 4857; Sec. 3, P.D. No. 24, S-1972; Sec. 1, P.D. No. 347, S-1973; Sec. 1, P.D. 735, S-1975; Sec. 1, P.D. No. 1202, S-1977; Sec. 1, E.O. No. 102, S-1986; and R.A. 7688)

(b) The general conduct of the operations and management functions of the SSS shall be vested in the Administrator who shall serve as the chief executive officer immediately responsible for carrying out the program of the SSS and the policies of the Commission. The administrator shall be a person who has had previous experience in technical and administrative fields related to the purposes of this Act. He shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall receive a salary to be fixed by the Commission with the approval of the President, payable from the funds of the SSS. (As amended by Sec. 1, R.A. 2658; Sec. 3, P.D. No. 24, S-1972; and Sec. 1, P.D. No. 735, S- 1975)

(c) The Commission, upon the recommendation of the Administrator shall appoint an actuary, and such other personnel as may be deemed necessary; fix their compensation; prescribe their duties and establish such methods and procedures as may insure the efficient, honest and economical administration of the provisions and purposes of this Act. Provided, however, That the personnel of the SSS shall be selected only from civil service eligibles certified by the commissioner of civil service and be subject to civil service rules and regulations. (As amended by Sec. 1, R.A. 2658 and Sec. 1, P.D. No. 735, S-1975)