For the SSS, Registered members are around 38 million but the actively paying is only 16 million Php. This is mostly due to lack of security of tenure for most jobs in the country.81 They partner with cooperatives in order to increase the range and number of beneficiaries. These cooperatives become remittance channels for the members, while also becoming force multipliers for the agency in advocating for members to update their contributions.82 In so far as they have aligned with cooperatives, there has yet to be an indigenous people cooperative partner. Aside from the previously mentioned AlkanSSSya, another program meant to increase coverage for the agency is the Kaltas-Collect Program, which is for joborders in LGUs who cannot avail of benefits under the GSIS. It is currently implemented in 11 municipalities in Digos.83 The LGU facilitates the payments and the job-orders are enrolled under the self-employed membership. Collection versus benefit payments from 2016-2018 are as follows: 84 Year 2016 Collection 144 Billion Php 2017 2018 159 Billion Php 180 Billion Php Benefit Payments 131 Billion (before 1,000 Php increase in pensions) 169 Billion Php 181llion Php Although the agency is lacking terms of collection, they are slowly catching up with benefit payments. This gap is due to the 1,000 Php increase in pensions. The inherent problem in increasing pensions today is that it affects the collection for 2-3 batches of the next generation.85 The agency must make sure that there will be funds available for future pensioners, which are today’s actively paying members. 81 Consultation with SSS Main office (5 March 2019) 82 Ibid. 83 Consultation with SSS Region XI office (23 April 2019) 84 Ibid. Consultation with SSS Main office, Note No. 81 85 Ibid. 22