Grab’s Social Protection Initiative registers 1000 driver partners in PAGIBIG, SSS, PhilHealth; encourages more partners to register

Grab Philippines–together with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Social Security System (SSS), and Pag-IBIG Fund–successfully registered around 1,000 driver partners through Grab’s Social Protection Program which aims to help create a stronger social safety net for Grab drivers and delivery-partners in the Philippines by supporting, educating, and connecting Grab partners to various social welfare services of the government.

“Grab is the first platform in the Philippines to roll out a robust, multi-agency social protection program for driver and delivery-partner welfare. This program is a result of months-long dialogue and discussion with various government agencies, and we encourage all of our delivery-partners to register to become members. We made SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG services available onsite in the Grab Partner Center in Marikina so that it will be easier for you to register,” said Grab Country Head Grace Vera Cruz.

Grab and its government agency partners launched the initiative during the Grab’s Buwan ng Tagapaghatid Family Day Celebration at the Quezon City Memorial Circle. SSS, Pag-IBIG and PhilHealth–along with its corporate partners–educated Grab partners on the advantages of existing social protection systems, and its various benefits to the partners and their families.

“Malaking tulong sa amin ang subsidy ng Grab para sa paunang buwan na contribution para masimulan namin ang aming paghuhulog – pero mas malaking tulong ang ginawa nila na ilapit kami sa SSS, PAGIBIG at PhilHealth,” said GrabCar Driver Gleen Bajamunde.

Grab subsidized the first-month contribution of the first 1,000 Grab partners who signed up for the program during the Grab Family Day held in Quezon City and Manila. The program has been piloted in Metro Manila and will be scaled to different Grab cities and communities across the Philippines.

“This partnership with Grab is towards SSS’ goal to reach as many self-employed workers as possible, encouraging them to register as self-employed SSS members, pay the corresponding contributions, and of course, apply for benefits or loans when the need arises. May this initiative by Grab inspire other companies to step-up and encourage their gig workers to become self-employed SSS members to avail government social protection programs,” said Carlo Villacorta, Department Manager of the Professional Sector Department and Acting Head of the Cooperatives and Informal Sector Department of SSS.

Additionally, DOLE Undersecretary Ciriaco A. Lagunzad III, also emphasized the importance of social insurance and welfare coverage of Grab delivery- and driver-partners during the Grab Family Day in Manila. “Inaanyayahan ko ang lahat ng driver-partners ng Grab na magsimula nang maghulog ng SSS, Pag-ibig at PhilHealth premiums. Maswerte tayo sa paunang tulong na binigay ni Grab para makapagsimula tayo sa ating buwanang contribution sa SSS, Pag-ibig at PhilHealth. Alam natin na sa ngayon, na bumabalik ang “dine in” at unti-unti nang bumababa na ang demand sa “food delivery”. Sana ay mabigyan kayo ng pagkakataon na maka “serve” sa pamamagitan ng motorcycle taxi para tao naman ang inyong mahatid.”

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