Philippines SSS Number

Detects Philippines Social Security System (SSS) numbers in the common dashed format ##-#######-# (10 digits total). Continuous digit forms are intentionally out of scope to reduce collision with other national identifiers.

Type

regex

Engine

boost_regex

Confidence

high

Confidence justification

High confidence for the dashed format with SSS keywords; dashed grouping is distinctive versus bare 10-digit sequences.

Jurisdictions

ph

Regulations

Data Privacy Act 2012 (PH), SSS Act

Frameworks

ISO 27001, ISO 27701

Data categories

pii, government-id, financial

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

8

Platform compatibility

Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Compatible, Netskope: Compatible

Pattern

\b\d{2}-\d{7}-\d{1}\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

SSS number, SSS no, social security number, SSS, ID number, identification, ID card, license, permit, registration, certificate, employee, payroll, benefits, termination, hire date, salary, compensation, 401k, [object Object] (+62 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• 01-2345678-9 — Standard dashed SSS
• 33-1234567-0 — Alternate SSS
• 09-8765432-1 — Third SSS example

Should not match

• 0123456789 — Continuous digits without dashes
• 01-234567-9 — Only 6 digits in middle group
• 01-2345678-99 — Two-digit trailing group

Known false positives

• Other dashed administrative codes with 2-7-1 grouping. Mitigation: Require SSS / social security keywords.

References

• Social Security System - Philippines

Collections

• Coverage Phase 1 Priority Identifiers