SSS DELEGATION MEETS FILIPINO COMMUNITY LEADERS IN ISRAEL,
DISCUSSES LINKAGES TO DELIVER SERVICES FOR OFWS 

 16 November 2007—The Social Security Services (SSS) delegation headed by Mr. Horacio T. Templo (1^ST R, top row), Executive Vice President for Operations and Chief Actuary, SSS, explains to the officers and members of the Federation of Filipino Communities in Israel (FFCI) headed by Mr. Allan Ustaris (1^st L, front row), FFCI President, the various services for OFWs.   The delegation is in Israel for the final round of talks on 12 and 13 November 2007 in Jerusalem with their counterparts in the National Insurance Institute of Israel (NII) to finalize the text of the “Agreement on Social Security Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the State of Israel.”  Prior to the bilateral talks, the SSS delegation met the FFCI officers at the Embassy to seek their support in disseminating various information to OFWs on SSS membership and benefits.   Also in the photo are Ms. Judy Frances A. See (standing), Vice President, International Affairs and Branch Expansion Division; Atty. Valentin C. Guanio (right), Vice President, Legal Services Group, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation; Atty. Roberto B. Bautista (2^th R, top row), Head International Affairs Department; Mrs. Merriam Cuasay (R, front row), Labor Attaché;  and Mr. Chester Omaga-Diaz (4^rd R, top row), Trade, Tourism and Cultural Attaché.  (Embassy photo)

/Gary