25/05/2026
EARLIER: The Social Security System's (SSS) weeklong e-Wheels/Palengke Caravan officially launched early today at CMA Public Market in Antipolo City, in response to the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to deliver government services faster and bring them closer to the people, especially in underserved and hard-to-reach communities.
Antipolo City Vice Mayor Roberto Andres R. Puno, Jr. (6th from left), SSS Special Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph M. de Claro, Atty. Jonathan Gary T. Jimenez (7th from left), and SSS Commissioner Voltaire P. Agas (8th from left, led the opening of the program at CMA Public Market.
The initiative aims to bring SSS services directly to market vendors, ambulant sellers, public markets, barangays, and the general public, targeting to serve around 21,500 clients in 43 NCR locations.
Meanwhile, deployments in select branches in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will be conducted over the next three days.
Also present during the caravan in Antipolo were (4th from left to right) Antipolo City District 1 Councilor Enrico de Guzman, SSS Antipolo Branch Head Richiel R. Madlangbayan, Antipolo City Office of the Mayor Executive Assistant V Henry R. Rosantina, SSS NCR Operations Group Acting Senior Vice President Benjamin M. Dolindo Jr., and SSS Public Affairs and Special Events Division Acting Vice President Helen L. Navarro.