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Employee MAT-2 / Claim Filing
Question from Diane
Aug 22, 2026

Ok lang po ba ako ang nagfile ng MAT1 ko kahit employed ako, tapos sa Ocotber po magpapalit ako ng Voluntary tapos ako na ang magfile ng MaT2

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Aug 23, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Pwede po, pero may isang importanteng step.

Since Employee ka noong nag-file ng MAT-1, normally employer/HR ang dapat mag-transmit ng maternity notification sa SSS. Hindi naman ibig sabihin na automatically invalid yung na-file mo online, pero ipa-check mo muna sa HR/agency bago ka mag-resign para sure na properly recorded ang MAT-1 mo.

Kung resigned ka na by October at Voluntary ka na pagdating ng delivery, pagkatapos manganak ikaw na mismo ang puwedeng mag-file ng Maternity Benefit Application (dating MAT-2) through My.SSS, at SSS can pay the approved benefit directly to your enrolled DAEM account.

Since malapit ang resignation mo sa delivery, kumuha rin ng Certificate of Separation from your employer stating:

effective date ng separation; at
walang maternity benefit advance na ibinigay sa iyo.

Required ito kapag delivery happens within 6 months from separation.

🎥 How to File SSS MAT-1 Online:
https://youtu.be/ackBt_sWnvY

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Employee MAT-1 EDD: December 2026
Question from Ella
Sep 3, 2026

Possible po ba na ako na lang mag file ng MAT1 kesa si employer?

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Sep 3, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Kung currently employed ka, employer/HR po talaga ang dapat mag-file/transmit ng MAT-1 sa SSS. Ikaw muna ang mag-notify sa employer tungkol sa pregnancy at EDD, then sila ang mag-submit through their Employer My.SSS account.

Ang direct online MAT-1 filing sa member account ay para sa Voluntary, Self-Employed, OFW, at Non-Working Spouse members.

So kung Employee ka pa, mas safe na dumaan sa HR/employer para tama ang record at walang issue later sa MatBen claim. 😊

🎥 How to File SSS MAT-1 Online:
https://youtu.be/ackBt_sWnvY

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Employee Qualifying Period EDD: February 2027
Question from Ericka
Aug 29, 2026

EDD ko February 28, 2027. Between the qualifying period na October 2025-September 2026, di ko po nahulogan yung October 2025 since kaka start ko palang ng work ko niyan, and February 2026 is kaka start ko uli for my new work so wala pong hulog. Do I still need na hulogan po ang October 2025 and February 2026 para qualified po ako maka avail sa benefits?

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Aug 30, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Hindi mo na kailangang habulin ang October 2025 at February 2026 para lang maka-qualify, as long as mayroon kang at least 3 valid posted contributions within your qualifying period na October 2025–September 2026. (sss.gov.ph)

So kahit may gaps ka sa October 2025 at February 2026, okay lang po iyon. Hindi required na complete lahat ng 12 months.

Since Employee ka, employer ang responsible sa contributions for the months na actually employed ka. Hindi mo rin dapat personal na bayaran retroactively ang months na wala ka pang employer or wala kang applicable contribution.

Ang important is: check your My.SSS and make sure may at least 3 posted months from October 2025–September 2026. If meron, possible ka nang qualified. ✅

🎥 February 2027 EDD guide:
https://youtu.be/FvI2gVRmKEM?si=ejIDbagMWfc4NPn0

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Employee Qualifying Period EDD: November 2026
Question from Aileen
Aug 28, 2026

Edd ko po is November 2026 may hulog po ako ng buong taon ng January to December 2025 pro January ng 2026 nakaleave at February at March lang ng 2026 ang may hulog q tanong q po qualified poba q makakuha ng Maternity salamat po.

Answer from SSS Maternity Calculator Team Answered Aug 30, 2026

Hi mommy 😊 Yes po, qualified ka based sa contributions na sinabi mo.

For EDD November 2026, ang qualifying period mo ay July 2025–June 2026. Kailangan lang ng at least 3 valid monthly contributions within this period.

Since may hulog ka buong 2025, counted dito ang:

July–December 2025 ✅ = 6 months
February–March 2026 ✅ = 2 months

So kahit walang hulog noong January 2026, mayroon ka pa ring 8 qualifying months, kaya pasado ka sa minimum requirement. 😊

Ang exact amount naman ng MatBen mo will depend sa 6 highest MSCs mo within July 2025–June 2026.

🎥 November 2026 EDD guide:
https://youtu.be/gcbi5XMtmeQ?si=IqRNUneGHZ2V5A6q

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