The social, union, and guild movement, as well as workers close to retirement or pension, pensioners, retirees, and beneficiaries of the CSS are reacting to the possibility of reforms in the Social Security Fund (CSS), led by figures like Guillermo Chapman from Banco General, the Profuturo pension fund, and SIACAP. This potential change has generated concern among the population, and it is expected that both the National Assembly of Deputies and the Government will address the situation carefully.
Amid celebrations such as carnival, it has been noted that the power brokers have taken advantage of the opportunity to try to approve measures that benefit business groups. Virgilio Cerrud A., sociologist and university professor, mentions that the proposed reforms could lead to the privatization of the CSS and the handover of reserve funds to private entities, which has raised alarms among the Panamanian population.
There is concern that Bill 163, which seeks to reform the CSS, may be approved and negatively impact the insured. The opposition to these reforms has been clear: changes that favor the oligarchy at the expense of citizens are not desired. Figures like Federico Boyd Alfaro from Morgan and Morgan, and Chapman's wife, who have ties with financial entities, are also in the spotlight.
In light of this situation, the population has expressed its rejection of the possible reforms and has shown its willingness to mobilize and organize to defend the interests of all Panamanians. The warning is clear: any attempt to privatize the CSS and hand over its reserves to private hands will be actively resisted by the citizenry.
