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Money Matters: Pag-IBIG Fund Provident Savings and Provident Claims

by Pag-IBIG Financing Admin

Every member of the Home Development Mutual Fund — or anyone who desires to be one – should know that there are basically three types of benefits that are available to qualified members. They are the following:

1. Short-Term Loan — This is the Multi-Purpose Loan Program of the Pag-IBIG Fund that is payable in 24 months. The one thing that makes it unique is that the loan amount that can be granted to you is dependent on your “savings” with the fund. Let’s discuss the savings part in the succeeding paragraphs. A lot of people call it with many names such as personal loan, salary loan, cash loan, etc. It doesn’t matter what name you call it, you can use the proceeds anyway you want.

Click this link to know more about the Pag-IBIG Short-Term Loan Program.

2. Housing Loan — To many of its members, the Pag-IBIG Fund is almost synonymous with Housing Loan. This is a long-term home loan program that qualified members can tap in order to finance the purchase of a real estate in the Philippines. The article entitled Pag-IBIG Housing Loan 101 is a good place to start learning about this program.

3. Provident Savings — Your contributions to the Fund are like your Time-Deposit Account in the bank. It earns interest overtime and you can withdraw it, too. We’ve already mentioned a few things about this in the past article, but here we’ll elaborate more in this article, so keep reading.

Provident Savings — What Is And How It Works

Pag-IBIG Money Savings and ClaimsI searched for the meaning of the word “provident” and I got a good response. Provident (an adjective) means “making or indicative of timely preparation for the future.” Thanks Google, I don’t have to open my good old dictionary.

The meaning of the word “savings” should be easy, right? It is explained below.

Savings here refer to your membership contributions to the Pag-IBIG Fund. If you really think about it, that’s your own money that you “saved” with the fund. If you are locally employed in the Philippines, you know for a fact that your employer is also mandated by Law to contribute to your savings.

The Pag-IBIG Fund is one huge organization that pools together all the savings of all its members and invests that money by financing real estate development projects and mortgage loans which would eventually be beneficial to its members. As such, this money is expected to grow, or earn, over the course of time.

As a member, you must also be aware of the term Total Accumulated Value (TAV), which is your total contributions plus that of your employers (if you are employed) and the dividend earned by that money.

So essentially, Provident Savings is the TAV money which you can claim in some future time as a result of becoming a member of the Pag-IBIG Fund.

Provident Claims Or How To Withdraw Your Money

This part is exciting and irritating as well.

Here’s a minor irritation you have to deal with: you can’t just get your money anytime you need it. There are set guidelines on when you can apply for provident claims.

Here are the six instances when you are entitled to get your money from the Pag-IBIG Fund. The document requirements are also listed for each of the respective category of provident claims.

1. Membership Maturity – Regular members of the Pag-IBIG Program or the Pag-IBIG I can apply for provident claims upon maturity of their membership. Maturity here means having made an equivalent of 240 monthly contributions, so that’s roughly 20 years. (See the Basic Document Requirements below.)

Members of Pag-IBIG Overseas Program have their maturity date set from 5 to 20 years. They are advised to have their POP Passbook when applying for the provident claim.

2. Retirement – The retirement can be as early as 45 years old to the mandatory age of 65. The following are the important documents to bring:

  • Notarized Certificate of Early Retirement (For Private Employee, at least 45 years old)
  • SSS/GSIS Retirement Voucher or any two valid IDs
  • For AFP, Philippine Navy and Army Personnel (Any of the following: Order of Retirement, Updated Statement of Service, Statement of Last Payment )

3. Separation from the service due to health reasons

Important Documents:

  • Physician’s Certificate/Statement
  • Notarized Sworn Employer’s Certification that member was separated from the service due to health reasons
  • Latest SSS Disability Voucher (For Private Employee)

4. Permanent and Total Disability or Insanity

Important Documents:

  • Physician’s Certificate/Statement of Insanity
  • SSS Total Disability Voucher (If Private Employee)
  • For AFP, Philippine Navy and Army Personnel: ( Updated Statement of Service, Statement of Last Payment, Compulsory Disability Discharge Order)

5. Permanent Departure from the country

If you have another to call home and you finally said goodbye to the Philippines, here are some documents to prepare:

  • Notarized Sworn Declaration of Intention to Depart from the Philippines Permanently
  • Photocopy of Passport
  • Any of the following : Immigrant Visa, Residence Visa, Settlement Visa

6. Death

That dreaded word. Beneficiaries or heirs should prepare the following documents:

  • Member’s Death Certificate issued by NSO
  • Certification from Funeral Parlor
  • Notarized Proof of Surviving Legal Heirs
  • Notarized Affidavit of Guardianship (For children 18 years old and below, or physically/mentally incompetent)
  • Birth Certificate of all Children, if any, issued by NSO or Baptismal/Confirmation Certificate

To establish relationship with the deceased member, the claimant shall submit any of the following:

  • Member’s / Claimant’s Birth Certificate issued by NSO
  • Member’s Marriage Contract, if married, issued by NSO
  • Certified True Copy of Member’s/Claimant’s Baptismal/Confirmation Certificate
  • Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) (For Single Only)

Basic Document Requirements

On top of the document requirements above, the following document should come handy:

  1. Duly accomplished Application for Provident Benefits (APB) Claim
  2. Two (2) valid IDs
  3. Updated Service Record (For government employees)
  4. Special Power of Attorney and two (2) valid IDs each of the Principal and Attorney-in-Fact (If member cannot claim personally)

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“Money Matters: Pag-IBIG Fund Provident Savings and Provident Claims” is written by Carlos Velasco.

Filed Under: Pag-IBIG Savings And Investments Tagged With: Benefits, Housing Loan, Membership, Multi-Purpose Loan, mutual fund, Pag-IBIG Overseas Program, POP, Provident Claims, Savings

Subject: OFW Loaning

by Pag-IBIG Financing Admin

We are always delighted to receive letters from OFW Pag-IBIG Members.

A couple of days ago, we received a letter from a Pag-IBIG Member who is an Overseas Filipino Worker based in Indonesia. The subject line of the email says, “OFW Loaning.” As you can see, he was planning to apply for a Housing Loan with Pag-IBIG Fund. Why not? That’s one of the benefits afforded to every Pag-IBIG Member and you should avail that one too.

If you are an OFW, please read carefully the entire content of this article as you may gather some bits of important information that is particularly applicable to your situation.

Here’s what the letter says in part:

“I am working here in Jakarta for 3 years now making my contribution for Pag-ibig stagnant for 3 years as well. I have three questions: Is it still okay to continue Pag-ibig rather than opt for POP which is specialized for OFWs? If yes, can I pay every 6 or 12 months since I go home once to twice a year to the Philippines anyway? Apart from not giving my contributions for 3 years, can I still presently use my existing contributions which I had with my former employer to loan for housing to date?”

In the succeeding paragraphs, we try to dissect some parts of the letter to address the questions that he raised. We present here our original reply, which was really just a very short and quick. In addition, we also elaborated more on the issue for the benefit of the other website visitors, most especially the Overseas Filipinos.

Question #1 : Is it still okay to continue Pag-ibig rather than opt for POP which is specialized for OFWs?

pag-ibig housing loan philippinesAnswer to Q#1: The Pag-IBIG Overseas Program (POP) has already been stalled and replaced with the regular Pag-IBIG Membership which is sometimes referred to as Pag-IBIG I. So, if you have not been a member of POP, that’s okay. You can simply continue with your former Pag-IBIG I Membership.

More Detailed Answer: Yes it’s true that since the Pag-IBIG Law of 2009 took effect, all OFWs are already required to become members of the Pag-IBIG Fund. For those who have returned to the country and have visited the office of the POEA before going back to work again abroad experienced this already. Just to make it clear, this is Pag-IBIG I, or the regular Pag-IBIG membership.

The Pag-IBIG Overseas Program was not at all abandoned. It’s just that, Pag-IBIG is not accepting new enrolees to the program anymore. But for those who are already contributors, you can do so until that reaches its maturity period and then be ready to cash out all your contributions.

(See also: The Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009 )

Question #2: If yes, can I pay every 6 or 12 months since I go home once to twice a year to the Philippines anyway?

Answer to Q#2: Yes you can do that — meaning make advanced payments.

A Better Way To Do It: Have someone whom you can trust with your money pay for your contribution over the counter at the Pag-IBIG Branch of your choice on a monthly basis. Or, you may also issue a set of post dated checks.

(See also: 5 Ways To Pay The Pag-IBIG Fund.)

Question #3: Apart from not giving my contributions for 3 years, can I still presently use my existing contributions which I had with my former employer to loan for housing to date?

Answer to Q#3: Please be aware that you need to be an actively contributing member to qualify for a housing loan.

Related Answer: Your past contributions will certainly count in terms of establishing your track record with the Pag-IBIG Fund. But remember, it’s not just the contributions that will ensure your loan approval. The most important factor really is your capacity to pay.

( See also: Your Income and Your Loan Entitlement)

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“Subject: OFW Loaning” is written and by Carlos Velasco as an elaborated answer to a letter sent by an OFW Member.

Filed Under: Pag-IBIG Fund QA, Pag-IBIG Overseas Program Tagged With: Benefits, Contributions, Housing Loan, OFW Program, Pag-IBIG Fund Law

Top 5 Things Every OFW Should Know About The New Pag-IBIG Law of 2009

by Pag-IBIG Financing Admin

With the introduction of the Republic Act 9679, otherwise known as the Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009 or simply Pag-IBIG Fund Law of 2009, a number of changes have been implemented to the existing rules of the Pag-IBIG Fund.

This article touches those affecting the Overseas Filipino Workers and those things that are most important to them.

1. Mandatory Membership

In the past, membership to the Pag-IBIG Fund by OFW and migrant Filipinos is only voluntary under the Pag-IBIG Overseas Program. But that’s not the case any more since the introduction of the Pag-IBIG Fund Law of 2009, which took effect last January 2010. All Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Filipino Seafarers are already required to become members of the Pag-IBIG Fund. Those who have been to the Office of the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency will tell you that they were made to pay for Pag-IBIG Fund Membership there. A lot of OFWs are not aware of this, but you who are reading this article should not be surprised any more.

(Please be concerned with your fellow OFW friends and share this article to them.)

2. Membership Application

overseas filipinoInstead of catching yourself unprepared for this thing at the POEA Office, it’s best if you are the one to enroll yourself to become a member of the Pag-IBIG Fund. To do this, please visit any of the following offices:

  1. If you are based overseas, please visit the Philippine Consular Office or Philippine Embassy in your host country.
  2. Locally in the Philippines at the following:
    • Any Pag-IBIG Fund Branch
    • Pag-IBIG Satellite Office at the POEA
  3. For all OFW concerns, don’t forget this office:

    Pag-IBIG Fund International Operations Group
    6th Floor, Justine Bldg.,
    Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

3. Contribution Rate

When it comes to the amount of contribution, Pag-IBIG doesn’t distinguish anymore between a locally based Pag-IBIG Member and that of an OFW Member. They are all under the Regular Pag-IBIG Membership likewise known as the Pag-IBIG I Membership. In other words, the contribution is only P 200 per month. And since there is no employer counter-part for OFW’s, you have to shoulder it all by yourself.

Take note that you may be asked to upgrade your contribution once you are approved a housing loan.

See also this article: “How Your Income And Contributions Affect Your Housing Loan Entitlement”

4. About The POP Membership

Some of you may have been a member of the Pag-IBIG Overseas Program (POP) already. Please bear in mind that POP is entirely different from Pag-IBIG I. While POP is optional for OFWs, Pag-IBIG I membership is mandatory since 2010 (refer to #1 above). Since the two programs are separate, your contributions to POP will not be merged with your Pag-IBIG I membership.

If you have been contributing for the POP Program, it would be to your advantage if you continue with it until it reaches maturity period where you are become entitled to withdraw your funds with its TAV.

Take note also that for other POP members, like the migrant Filipinos who are not OFWs, the membership to the Pag-IBIG I is only voluntary

( See also: Overview of Pag-IBIG Overseas Program )

5. Benefits of Pag-IBIG Membership

Basically, there are three benefits that all Pag-IBIG Members are entitled to.

  1. Housing Loan – this is the most popular and the most attractive benefit.
  2. Short Term Loan (Multi-Purpose and Calamity Loans) – a non-collateral loan that you can use for anything.
  3. Provident Savings – Pag-IBIG Fund’s Saving Program for its members.

For a detailed explanation of these benefits, please refer to this article: “Benefits of Becoming A Pag-IBIG Fund Member”.

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“Top 5 Things Every OFW Should Know About The New Pag-IBIG Law of 2009” is written by Carlos Velasco.

Filed Under: Membership, Pag-IBIG Overseas Program Tagged With: Benefits, Housing Loan, Pag-IBIG Fund Law, Pag-IBIG Overseas Program, POP, Provident Savings

Benefits of Becoming A Pag-IBIG Fund Member

by Pag-IBIG Financing Admin

It’s a deplorable fact: A lot of Pag-IBIG Fund Members, especially the employees, are not aware of the benefits they can derive from becoming (forcibly, since it is mandatory) a member of the Pag-IBIG Fund. For some, getting a payroll deduction for Pag-IBIG contribution is an automatic acceptance of something that is unavoidable -– no questions asked, no complaint unless the net salary is already far too low to even pay for electric bill. After all, there must be some deductions to the salary just like Income Tax, SSS or GSIS, right?

Well, since you are already at it and since it is an inescapable fact that you (and your employer) will be deducted with Pag-IBIG contribution, wouldn’t it be good also if you know where your money is going and what you are getting in return? After all, that’s still your money.

Here, we’ll discuss the three benefits you can get by participating in Pag-IBIG Fund. This is applicable to any member of the Fund : employees, OFW’s under Pag-IBIG Overseas program, and voluntary members alike.

If no one has explained this to you in the past, please read it carefully and share it to any Pag-IBIG Member whom you care about.

Okay, without so much talk, here are the three basic benefits you can get from being a member of Pag-IBIG.

  • Housing Loan
  • Short Term Loan
  • Provident Savings

That’s it. Only three benefits so far and you need to remember and understand those. Detailed explanation of each one follows next.

Housing Loan — This is perhaps the most popular program benefit of the Pag-IBIG Fund. Any member knows a little bit about this. In fact, the mere mention of the term “Pag-IBIG Fund” almost always translates to Housing Loan.

One of the mandates of Pag-IBIG Fund is to be of assistance to the public in providing cheap financing for their housing needs. Pag-IBIG accomplishes this by working in partnership with the local Real Estate Developers and arranging affordable loans to real estate buyers (Pag-IBIG members).

An affordable loan means lower interest rate compared to the prevailing rate in the market and payable in longer terms. At the time of this writing, Pag-IBIG Fund offers a home loan at a low interest rate of 6% (for PhP 400,000 loan) with a loan term of up to 30 years. A qualified member can get a maximum loan amount of up to 3 Million Pesos.

Short Term Loan — Just like SSS and GSIS, Pag-IBIG Fund also offers financial assistance to qualified member by granting short term loan.

There is a Calamity Loan for members affected by unforeseen calamity like flood, fire, volcanic eruption and other similar cases. There is also a Multi-purpose loan that you can use for whatever reasons: financing a micro-business or buying the latest toy you have been dying to get.

So, the next time you need money, before asking from your friend (who has every doubt if you can ever pay him back), try your luck at Pag-IBIG Fund.

Provident Savings — This is something that a lot of members are not aware of. If you are one of them, pay attention to this part.

Another way of looking at your contributions to Pag-IBIG is to consider it as your savings, which you can withdraw at maturity date. Pag-IBIG Fund makes it very clear that your contributions, plus that of your employer will earn dividend. Now, you can get all that money, called Total Accumulated Value (contributions plus dividend), when it reaches maturity.

Unlike the money in a bank regular savings where the interest rate is given, your earnings in Pag-IBIG is not readily foreseen ahead of time. In other words, you are essentially participating in an investment and your earnings will depend on the overall performance of that investment.

Speaking about Savings under Pag-IBIG Fund, you may also want to check the Pag-IBIG II Program, which is another investment option from Pag-IBIG and is available only to its members.

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This article on the Benefits of Becoming Pag-IBIG Fund Members is written by Carlos Velasco.

Filed Under: Housing Loans, Membership, Pag-IBIG Savings And Investments Tagged With: Benefits, Calamity Loan, Housing Loan, Multi-Purpose Loan, Savings

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