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Employee Employer / Resigned / Separated EDD: August 2026

Question from Diane

Asked Jun 17, 2026

EDD ko po ay August 4, 2026 ask ko Lang po Dati po Ako employed at may hulog last May-December 2025 at pasok namn po sa Qualifying period ko... Kaso nag resign po Ako nung December 2025 at Ako po mismo nag file Ng Mat1 ko., okey napo ba Yun or need ko pa mag pa voluntary?

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jun 24, 2026

For EDD August 4, 2026, ang qualifying period mo is April 2025 to March 2026. Since may hulog ka from May–December 2025, pasok po yan, basta posted sa SSS. Need at least 3 contributions within QP.

Hindi mo na kailangang mag-voluntary para lang ma-qualify, pero pwede ka mag-voluntary kung gusto mong ituloy ang SSS contributions mo for future benefits.

Since resigned ka na, after manganak, prepare ka rin ng Certificate of Separation with effective date and no advance maternity payment from previous employer, kasi separated ka before delivery.

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Employee MAT-2 / Claim Filing

Question from Anne

Asked Jul 25, 2026

Kapapanganak ko palang ng july 11 via CS, ngayon palang maaasikaso ang maternity benefits. Gaano kaya katagal ito maprocess at makakuha?

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 26, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Since July 11 ka nanganak via CS, pwede mo na asikasuhin ang Maternity Benefit Application basta complete ang documents.

Kung self-filing/voluntary/separated ka, usually around 7 working days ang processing kapag complete at okay ang uploaded documents. After approval, possible may dagdag pang few banking days bago pumasok sa enrolled disbursement account.

Kung employed ka, usually employer/HR ang mag-aasikaso. Dapat i-advance ng employer ang full SSS maternity benefit within 30 days from filing of maternity leave application, then sila ang ire-reimburse ni SSS.

Prepare mo mommy ang child’s Certificate of Live Birth / registered birth document, proof/receipt from LCR if newly registered, and make sure active/approved ang Disbursement Account sa My.SSS para walang delay.

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Employee General Question

Question from Kath

Asked Jul 24, 2026

Edd ko July tapos Ang hulog ko Nov. 2025 Hanggang June 2026 magkano Ang mat Ben ko

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 26, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Kung July 2026 ang EDD/actual delivery mo, ang qualifying period mo ay April 2025–March 2026.

Sa hulog mo na November 2025–June 2026, ang counted lang sa MatBen ay November 2025–March 2026 basta paid and posted on time. Hindi na counted ang April–June 2026 kasi nasa semester of contingency na sila.

May at least 5 counted months ka, so possible kang qualified. Pero hindi pa masasabi ang exact amount without your monthly contribution or MSC.

Example: kung ₱3,000 total contribution per month ang counted months mo, possible estimate for 105 days ay around ₱58,333. Kung mas mababa ang hulog, mas mababa rin ang benefit.

Last QP month: March 2026 — qualifying payments should be made on or before end of March 2026.

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Question from Swati

Asked Jul 23, 2026

maternity leave with caregiver allocation upto 7 days so sss maternity will 98 days for mother and payment of sss is 98days? what about 7 days payment?

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Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team: Answered Jul 26, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Yes, kapag nag-allocate ka ng 7 days sa father or qualified caregiver, mababawasan ang leave days mo.

So instead of 105 days, magiging 98 days kay mommy + 7 days sa father/caregiver. Hindi siya additional 7 days on top of 105 days — transferred days po siya.

Yung 7 days payment/leave ay dapat i-process ng employer ng father/caregiver, basta employed siya and may written notice/allocation proof. If hindi niya nagamit or may issue, ipa-verify sa SSS/HR para maayos ang adjustment.

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