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Corollary to Memorandum Circular Nos. 001 - 2013 and 002 - 2013 on the submission of a Clearance from the Ombudsman by all Retiring Employees of the Government and from employees who will claim for separation benefits with the GSIS, pursuant to COA Circular No. 2013 - 001 dated 10 January 2013, please be advised that the same documentary requirement shall be required from the legal heirs of government employees filing for survivorship benefits with the GSIS for:
1. Death of an active member who has not filed for retirement or separation benefits;
2. Death of an inactive member who has not previously filed for retirement or separation benefits.
The "Clearance from the Office of the Ombudsman" shall attest as to whether the deceased employee has a pending criminal case at the time of contingency.
The imposition of the submission of the Certificate was based on Memo Circular No. 10, series of 1995 issued by the Office of the Ombudsman.
For information and strict compliance.
GSIS MANAGEMENT
Corollary to Memorandum Circular No. 001 - 2013 on the submission of Clearance from the Ombudsman of all Retiring Employees of the Government pursuant to Circular No. 2013 - 001 dated 10 January 2013 issued by the Commission on Audit, the same documentary requirement shall be required from all employees of the government who will claim for separation benefits with GSIS. The "Certificate from the Office of the Ombudsman", shall attest as to whether the separating employee has a pending criminal or administrative case.
The imposition of the submission of the Certificate was based on Memo Circular No. 10, series of 1995 issued by the Office of the Ombudsman.
For information and strict compliance.
GSIS MANAGEMENT
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said that it has disbursed a total of Php285 million in pension adjustments to its 45,000 retirees as of February 2013 after it revived the policy recomputing their pension based on their first day of retirement.
The new policy covers pensioners who retired on or after September 2009 and are in active status as of payment date.
According to GSIS President and General Manager Robert G. Vergara, "the decision to adopt the payment of proportionate pension in 2011 was based on the principle that pension is not a privilege but an earned right."
Pensioners were informed of their adjusted pension through a letter and received the amount through their eCards.
Under the new policy, a government employee who retired from the service effective February 15, for instance, will be paid a portion or fraction of his or her pension covering February 15 - 28 apart from the monthly pension thereafter.
Previously, a retiree would start receiving his or her pension only in March, which means losing a proportionate pension in February.
GSIS started crediting Php212 million in pension adjustments to 33,000 eligible pensioners last December 2011. The second tranche, amounting to Php50 million, was credited to 8,000 retirees in May 2012 ; while the third tranche of Php23 million covering 4,200 retirees was credited from December 22, 2012 to February 2013.
The crediting of adjustments for the remaining 1,870 pensioners is scheduled this month.
For inquiries, call the GSIS Contact Center at 847 - 4747.
From "Medium Rare" column of Jullie Yap Daza Manila Bulletin, 7 March 2013
By GSIS President and General Manager Robert "Bernie" Vergara's count, there are 7,000 government agencies, and of this number 280 did not remit employees' contributions to the state pension fund as of 2010. Now, 280 out of 7,000 may look like a drop in the bucket, but that's still 280 too many government offices that are holding on to money that is not theirs. Haven't they heard of a street called Daang Matuwid?
That bucket could be filled with tears, as was the case with a teacher who was deprived of her benefits because DepEd-ARMM neglected/forgot/refused to remit the premiums she paid every month over several years. Three years of back-and-forth, to-and-fro, never giving up, Ms. Disomimba finally got her pension.
"Initially, she was expecting some small or modest amount, but when we told her what was her due, she broke down in tears," recounted Mr. Vergara to Bulong Pulungan last week. As it turned out, what was due her was P300,000-plus.
When, weeks afterward, she wrote a thank-you letter to the GSIS president, he, too, "felt like crying." Beginning last month, GSIS started refunding the monthly contributions of teachers like Ms. Disomimba, 24,000 of them in ARMM alone. Even better, under an agreement signed among DepEd, GSIS and DBM, nearly 800,000 employees of DepEd-National from 1997 to 2010 will be paid a total of P7 billion courtesy of DBM. (Be glad the teachers are not claiming interest accrued over the years!)
Other GSIS members who can breathe easier now are prosecutors, who will be refunded for excess premium payments; 12,000 postal employees, whose loan privileges have been reinstated; and memorial plan holders, who have been granted absolute exit from their contract with the preneed service provider. In the works are a plan to increase funeral benefits to P30,000 and to allow members to claim separation benefits before they hit 60, not necessarily in that order.
Excerpts from "Demand and Supply" column of Boo Chanco Philippine Star, 14 March 2012
Let me relate a story I heard from different sources about how the reinsurance costs of GSIS have been cut by anywhere from 30 to 40 percent. That indicates how much the crooks in the past are making on this business� and it is big business.
For background, all government assets are required to be insured by the GSIS. Some assets are just too big for GSIS to take sole risk so these assets, like those of the power grid, are reinsured for which a premium in fairly large amounts are paid. During the Marcos era, a company called Integral Factors owned by Roberto Benedicto cornered this business. With EDSA 1, the business was somewhat opened up but the crookedness apparently remained.
When Transco was privatized during Ate Glue's watch the high cost of GSIS reinsurance eventually became a concern. The Grid assets are still government owned and only the operations and maintenance were effectively privatized so it was mandatory to course reinsurance through GSIS. Of course the private sector business group on top of National Grid knew how much they were being screwed by the reinsurance costs being charged by GSIS. They confirmed their suspicions when P-Noy took over with his Daang Matuwid. All of a sudden their reinsurance costs dropped significantly� to the level of what it should be. That should help bring down power costs to us consumers too.
The thing is, this administration keeps good stories like this as top secrets when telling these accomplishments, even if still work-in-progress helps build confidence in P-Noy and his program of good governance. I am told that they want to build cases against those responsible for ripping off power consumers. Maybe so, but for someone who has been in the information business all my professional life, I see no conflict in being open with good stories and going after the crooks too at the same time.
In fact, I think the President himself should appeal to the private sector entities that may have been forced to cooperate with the crooks in the past administration to now cooperate in building the cases before cases are brought up against them too. Given the magnitudes of the amounts, this is plunder plain and simple. This GSIS experience proves P-Noy is right: it is possible to reconfigure the road into something more straight and narrow.
One other good thing that could happen with early reporting of good stories like this is to preclude the possibility that the present officials of GSIS or any government agency for that matter, from straying. It takes very little for those with less than solid moral grounding to get comfortable with the crooked practices. As they say...weather weather lang. But with early public disclosure, they will have to keep up with the high standards set.
Excerpts from "Angel Thoughts" column of Deedee M. Siytangco Manila Bulletin, 3 March 2013
Now, amidst the poignancy of the Pontiff's final days in the seat of St. Peter, the Sabah stand-off tensions, the frenzy of the senatoriable campaign, and the looting of a DSWD office in Davao for relief goods, our Bulong Pulungan media forum at Sofitel was refreshed by a shower of good news, nay, a downpour, from Robert G. Vergara, or simply Bernie, GSIS President and General Manager last Tuesday.
A "balikbayan" at the forum (we had him last June of 2011 when he outlined his priorities and revealed P-Noy's marching orders to him, "Take care of your constituents!" ), we wanted to hear how far he had gone with his "wish and do list." So he gave us, as it were, a "state of the GSIS" which had us glued to our seats.
For starters, the agency implemented the Php5,000 minimum basic pension in January this year which benefited nearly 57,000 pensioners who previously received pensions below Php5,000. Also, around 43,000 pensioners with over Php5,000 but less than Php8,000 monthly pension received Php200 increment. Bernie proudly reported:
* Beginning February this year, GSIS also started refunding the premium contributions pertaining to the government share (GS), which were previously deducted from the life insurance benefits of more than 73,000 employees of the Department of Education.
Under the agreement, the DBM settles the Php6.92 billion in unpaid compulsory premium contributions-GS of nearly 800,000 teaching and non(teaching employees of the DepEd from July 1, 1997 to December 31, 2010.
As of January this year, 35 regional offices of PhilPost have signed agreements with GSIS reinstating the loan privileges of more than 12,000 Philpost employees. What did I tell you? Lots of good news from Vergara!
Also, to date, a total of 106 agencies and LGUs have signed agreements with GSIS which have updated the records and restored the loan privileges of more than 804,000 affected employees (excludes MOA with DepEd- National).
The GSIS also worked out the Statement of Loan Accounts (SOLA) Project, under which the agency provides statements of account to retiring members aged 59 years old and above to determine their outstanding loan balances to date. This project, which was piloted in the Department of Health and the Department of Social Welfare and Development at the NCR, ensures that members' loan records are already updated before they retire to ensure the prompt release of their benefits.
How efficient and super service to its members!
For our hard-working government prosecutors who became special members of the GSIS last May, 2010,they received a refund of their excess premium payments when Republic Act 10071 became a law providing for a new retirement scheme for prosecutors.
Since the amount of premium remitted to the GSIS was for regular members ƙ% personal share and 12% government share monthly) instead of 4% personal share only in compliance with RA 10071, GSIS will refund to the concerned prosecutors the excess amount paid. Since December last year, they refunded the amount of Php34.1 million to 1,239 prosecutors.
Vergara also transferred the jewels of GSIS's art collection, which included works by Amorsolo, Manansala, Botong Francisco, H. R. Ocampo, BenCab, Federico Alcuaz, Ang Kiukok, and of course, the controversial Juan Luna painting bought by the last GSIS president to the tune of Php50 million to the National Museum in October. The paintings are on loan for 10 years and can be better appreciated by the public in three new rooms of the museum. Bernie likes art works but no, he does not collect them. This brilliant investment banker would rather invest in more stable commercial bonds, etc.
Next month, the GSIS is set to offer some 15,000 Prudential Life Plan, Inc. plan holders an absolute exit from their plan's contract under the enhanced optional exit mechanism (EOEM). By choosing the exit mechanism, plan holders reduce the risk of losing their hardearned money should the memorial service provider fail to meet its obligations, given the financial difficulty being faced by the pre-need industry.
More good news - it paid out Php930 million in dividends to 1.4 million members, 14% higher than 2011, after posting surplus earnings from the Social Insurance Fund. The GSIS also distributed beginning this February, Php75 million in dividends, to nearly 86,000 optional life insurance policyholders.
Bernie�s goal is to bring services closer to stakeholders through more GSIS kiosks in accessible areas, clean up of members� list and records. He also is pushing for charter amendments to include Members� Bill of Right, the designation of beneficiary by single members before age 50, removal of remarriage and cohabitation as basis for cancellation of survivorship benefits, no prescription period of claims, increase in Funeral Benefits from Php20K to Php30K and the option of the member to claim his/her separation benefit even before reaching the age of 60.
Real estate properties of the GSIS have been thoroughly inventoried and evaluated and there are concrete plans to make them either productive or sold for very good financial returns!
Bernie also revealed that almost all of the GSIS' investments are now in the local equity market and yields good returns, thanks to high investor confidence inspired by the good governance of P-Noy and his economic team.
If Bernie seems to understand fully well the heartaches and doubts encountered by past GSIS pensioners, it is because his mother Frances was a government worker. She was with the PNB when it was owned by the government and retired early as she feared, like many other GSIS members at that time that the actuarial life of their pension fund was rapidly drying up. Now, GSIS members can be confident that their pension fund is alive and strong!
Bernie and the GSIS management are working with lawmakers to make some important amendments and changes in their charter, for more good news coming from the agency.
You can now receive remittances sent through Western Union using your GSIS unified multipurpose identification ( UMID ) card.
This remittance feature of your UMID card is a new initiative from the partnership of the GSIS and Union Bank of the Philippines.
Simply follow these easy steps:
1. Call the UnionBank Customer Service Hotline at 841 - 8600. Then, press 7.
2. Give your Western Union Money Transfer Control Number ( MTCN ) and GSIS UMID card details.
3. Withdraw your money from any UBP, Megalink, Bancnet, and Expresset ATMs 24 / 7, free of charge.
The money transfer to the GSIS UMID Card from Western Union is free and takes only a few minutes to be credited to your account.
Once the amount is already credited, you will be notified through a phone call and SMS / text.
You can use the service from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
GSIS President and General Manager Robert Vergara today announced that the pension fund is accepting applications under the pension fund's College Scholarship Program (GSP) in which 200 slots are available for Academic Year 2013 - 2014.
The program provides an opportunity for state workers to send their children to colleges and universities that provide quality education.
"We introduced amendments on the program to make it more equitable and responsive particularly to our low-income members," Vergara said.
Previously, the mode of choosing scholars was done through an electronic raffle. Under the new guidelines, the nominee of a parent-member who has the lowest annual basic salary will be given priority in the scholarship grant.
Further, the nominee must be a child of the member and an incoming freshman accepted in schools accredited by the Commission on Higher Education. The list of schools is found in www.gsis.gov.ph.
The scholar of the program will be entitled to the actual cost of tuition and miscellaneous fees not exceeding Php20,000 and a monthly stipend of Php2,000.
The distribution of the 200 scholarship slots per region will be proportionate to the number of GSIS members in each region.
In Luzon, GSIS will select 41 scholars from NCR; five ( 5 ) from CAR; 10 from Region 1; eight ( 8 ) from Region 2; 17 from Region 3; 19 from Region 4 - A ; six ( 6 ) from Region 4 - B ; and 11 from Region 5.
In Visayas, 16 from Region 6; 12 from Region 7; and 10 from Region 8.
In Mindanao, seven ( 7 ) each from ARMM and Region 9; 10 from Region 10; eight ( 8 ) from Region 11; seven ( 7 ) from Region 12; and six ( 6) from Region 13.
To date, the pension fund has awarded a total of 1,692 scholarship grants since the inception of the program in 1998. From this number, 585 active scholars are currently enrolled in various colleges and universities nationwide as of March this year.
Members may obtain a GSP application form from any GSIS branch office or download it from www.gsis.gov.ph.
Duly accomplished application forms must be submitted to the nearest GSIS office, along with a member's certificate of employment and a certification from the school that the scholar-designee is accepted as an incoming college freshman in SY 2013 - 2014. The deadline for submission of application is 30 April 2013.
Questions about GSP may be directed to the GSIS Human Resource Administration Department at 479 - 3600 local 3414 or 976 - 4970.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced that it will pay out P930 million in dividends to its members this year, 14 % higher than in 2011, after posting surplus earnings from its Social Insurance Funds.
The pay-out includes all active Compulsory Life Insurance policyholders whose insurance coverage has been in force for at least a year as of December 31, 2011.
Upon their entry in government service, employees are automatically covered by a life insurance. Those employed prior to August 1, 2003 are covered by the Life Endowment Policy or LEP while those who entered after July 31, 2003 are insured under the Enhanced Life Policy or ELP.
Active members whose LEP matured after December 31 2011, and were issued ELP will still receive cash dividends based on their LEP.
LEP policyholders who converted to ELP after December 31, 2011 will also be entitled to cash dividends based on their LEP.
GSIS members can expect the amount to be automatically credited to their GSIS eCards on or before December 25, 2012.
Excluded from the cash pay-out are members whose policies lapsed, matured, or were terminated in 2011 ; who have defaulted in their salary and consolidated loans for at least 12 months or have unpaid premiums for at least 12 months as of December 31, 2011 ; and whose agencies were suspended as of December 31, 2011.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) today announced the grant of emergency loan for more than 345,000 GSIS members in Visayas and Mindanao who were adversely affected by typhoon Pablo.
Emergency loan will be made available to GSIS members living or working in the following areas in Mindanao and Visayas: Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte, Camiguin, Surigao del Norte, Siargao, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Province, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Samal Island, Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental, North Cotabato, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Maguindanao, Bohol, Siquijor, Southern Cebu, Southern Negros Oriental, Southern Negros Occidental, Southern Leyte, Antique, Iloilo, Camotes Island.
Under the GSIS emergency loan program, each eligible member may borrow Php20,000, payable in three years in equal monthly instalment. The initial payment for the loan will start three months after the loan drawdown.
Eligible members who may file for emergency loan include bona fide employees of the agency located in the declared calamity area or are resident of the declared calamity area; in active service and not on leave of absence without pay; have no pending criminal or administrative charges; have no arrears in the payment of mandatory social insurance contributions; and have no loan that has been declared in default.
Members may apply for the loan from December 7, 2012 to January 5, 2013, through the GWAPS kiosk using either the eCard or UMID eCard. Those with temporary eCards may apply over-the-counter in any GSIS office.
Meanwhile, members who have existing emergency loans may be allowed to renew their emergency loan after payment of 12 monthly repayments but not later than the anniversary date of the previous loan.
In August, the GSIS gave a supplemental budget of Php10 billion for the Loan Program.
For any inquiry about the program, members may call the hotline number at 847.4747.
We would like to inform you that effective 1 January 2013, the GSIS will terminate the implementation of the Hospital Insurance Plan (HIP) and the Family Hospitalization Plus Plan (FHPP), following its findings that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) offers better benefits compared to those being offered by the GSIS under both plans.
In this regard, the GSIS will cease the renewal of existing policies after the termination date of 31 December 2012 and will no longer bill and accept premium payments due on the HIP and FHPP.
However, for policies that will remain in force until the end of this year, the GSIS will accept and process claims as long as they are filed within sixty ( 60 ) calendar days from the last day of confinement.
For any clarification, please visit the frontline services unit in any GSIS office or contact our Call Center through telephone numbers:
- • Landline (Metro Manila) 847 - 4747
• Globe Toll Free Number: 1 - 800 - 8 - 847 - 4747 (free from both Globe landline and mobile phone)
• PLDT/Smart Toll-Free Number: 1 - 800 - 10 - 847 - 4747 (free from PLDT landline: a flat rate of P8.00 / per call from mobile phone)
Sincerely yours,
Your Government Service Insurance System
GSIS members and pensioners may now access their records or apply for loans in GWAPS kiosks in Lingkod Pinoy Centers in selected Robinsons malls. The Lingkod Pinoy Center is a one-stop shop for key government services.
GSIS kiosks are now in key Robinsons malls: Galleria, Metro East (Pasig City), Novaliches Market, Robinsons Place Angeles (Pampanga), Luisita (Tarlac), Sta. Rosa Market (Laguna), Robinsons Place Dasmarinas (Cavite), Bacolod, Cebu and Robinson Place Lipa (Batangas).
On 30 August 2012, the Quezon City Government forwarded a copy of the City Ordinance issued by the City Council "authorizing civilian government employee - residents of Quezon City affected during the torrential Southwest Monsoon rains last August 6 - 10, 2012, to apply for calamity loan with GSIS, subject to certain requirements and for other purposes".
In view of the said Ordinance and in accordance with existing GSIS policies in the grant of emergency loans, members residing in Quezon City shall be qualified to avail of the emergency loan, subject to the following conditions:
- 1. Emergency loans shall be made available only to qualified members who are residents of the affected barangays in Quezon City, per listing provided in the Implementing Rules and Regulations Ordinance No. SP - 2162, S - 2012:
- District 1 - Bagong Pag-asa, Damayan, Talayan, Mariblo, Ramon Magsaysay, Alicia, Bahay Toro, Del Monte, Siena, Sto. Domingo, Damar, Balingasa, Sta. Teresita, San Isidro, Paang Bundok, NS Amoranto, San Antonio, Lourdes, Pag-ibig sa Nayon, Sto. Cristo and Vasra
District 2 - Bagong Silangan, Holy Spirit, Batasan Hills, Fairview, Sta Lucia, Payatas, Nagkaisang Nayon, Sta Monica, Bagbag, Sauyo, Gulod, Talipapa, Baesa, Unang Sigaw, Apolonio Samson, Kaligayahan, Novaliches Proper, San Bartolome, North Fairview and Sangandaan
District 3 - Socorro, East Kamias, San Roque, Libis, Bagumbayan, Amihan, Pansol and Escopa III
District 4 - Tatalon, Damayang Lagi, Roxas, Do�a Imelda, Pinagkaisan, Kaularan, Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Horseshoe, Obrero, UP Campus and San Vicente
3. As part of the electronic certification by the Agency Authorized Officer (AAO), the AAO shall certify that an applicant submitted the certifications from the Punong Barangay that the applicant's area of residence was affected by flooding. This additional requirement in the AAO's certification shall ensure that qualified members may apply using the GWAPs kiosks.
4. The availment period shall not be more than one ( 1 ) month from the date of this Board approval.
Thank you.
GSIS Management
Please be reminded that the following requirements should be included in your monthly remittance:
- 1. Electronic Remittance File (ERF) - saved in a flash drive, CD or diskette preferably sent/emailed to GSIS a week before the remittance;
2. Remittance List - at least two copies of the printed form;
3. Agency Remittance Summary; and,
4. Bank Advice - details should tally with the check/s. Ensure that the Advice is received, stamped and acknowledged by your depository bank. This should always be attached to your Agency Remittance to avoid incidence of dishonored checks.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Your Government Service Insurance System
The GSIS is undertaking system upgrades to further improve its services.
In line with the upgrade activities, temporary disruption in the operations of a few GSIS facilities will be experienced by members and pensioners. The following facilities will not be available from 8 : 00 AM of June 9, 2012 to 6 : 00 PM of June 12, 2012.
- -GWAPS kiosks (loan application, viewing of member�s records, activation of pensioner�s status)
-AAO Certification Module of the AAO Website (approval and confirmation of loans)
-Website transactional facilities (viewing of member information, status of loan, request for statement of accounts and viewing of member accounts)
We appreciate your understanding during the temporary service disruption.
Thank you.
GSIS President and General Manager Robert G. Vergara today announced that beginning tomorrow, May 15, low-income government workers may start nominating their children to the enhanced College Scholarship Program of the Government Service Insurance System (GSP) where 200 slots are available for School Year 2012 - 2013.
"As part of celebrating our 75th anniversary this year, the current Board of Trustees revised the scholarship program to ensure that our low-income members will be given the opportunity to send their children to colleges and universities that provide quality education."
Unlike in the past scholarship programs, the selection of scholars will no longer be done through an electronic raffle. The GSIS will instead accept scholarship nominees from members with a salary grade of 24 or below, or its equivalent. The nominee of parents with the lowest salary grades will be given priority in the scholarship grant. Further, the nominee must be a child of the member and an incoming freshman accepted in the schools identified by the pension fund.
The scholar of the program will be entitled to the actual cost of tuition and miscellaneous fees not exceeding Php20,000 and a monthly stipend of Php2,000. The scholar may also opt to take a four- or five-year course but must meet the scholastic requirements set by the school for student retention under the program.
The distribution of the 200 scholarship slots per region will be proportionate to the number of GSIS members in each region. Thus, GSIS will select 60 scholars from NCR; three ( 3 ) from CAR; nine ( 9 ) from Region 1; nine ( 9 ) from Region 2; 16 from Region 3; 10 from Region 4-A; one ( 1 ) from Region 4-B; 11 from Region 5; 14 from Region 6; 10 from Region 7; 11 from Region 8; 12 from Region 9; 11 from Region 10; nine ( 9 ) from Region 11; 10 from Region 12; and four ( 4 ) from Region 13.
The pension fund has already awarded a total of 1,371 scholarship grants since the inception of the program in 1998. From this total, 404 active scholars are currently enrolled in various colleges and universities nationwide as of April this year.
Aside from the scholarship program, the GSIS is granting its members, a Php4,000 educational assistance, which is payable in five years at six percent interest rate.
For a complete list of GSIS-accredited educational institutions under the GSIS College Scholarship Program and other details, members may call 479.3645 and 976.4970 or visit the nearest GSIS office and website - www.gsis.gov.ph.
COMPLETE LIST OF GSIS-ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE GSIS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Nominees to the program should be freshmen who have been accepted to the following schools:
Adamson University;
Adventist University of the Philippines;
Angeles University Foundation;
Assumption College;
Ateneo de Davao University;
Ateneo de Manila University;
Ateneo de Naga University;
Ateneo de Zamboaga University;
Baliuag University;
Bataan Peninsula State University;
Batangas State University;
Benguet State College;
Bicol University;
Bukidnon State University;
Bulacan State University;
Cagayan State University;
Camarines Sur State Agricultural College;
Capiz State University;
Catanduanes State College;
Cavite State University;
Cebu Doctors' University;
Cebu Institute of Technology;
Cebu Normal University;
Cebu State College of Science and Technology;
Central Luzon State University;
Central Mindanao University;
Central Philippines University;
Centro Escolar University;
Centrol Escolar University-Malolos;
Colegio de Dagupan;
Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology;
De La Salle University;
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas;
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University;
Eastern Samar State University;
Eastern Visayas State University;
Far Eastern University;
Filamer Christian College;
Holy Angel University;
Holy Name University;
Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry;
Isabela State University;
Jose Rizal University;
Kalinga Apayao State College;
Leyte Normal University;
Leyte State University;
Liceo de Cagayan University;
Lyceum Northwestern University;
Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas;
Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila;
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation;
Mapua Institute of Technology;
Mariano Marcos State University;
Mindanao Polytechnic State College;
Mindanao State University;
Miriam College Foundation;
Mt.Province State Polytechnic College;
Naval Institute of Technology;
Negros Oriental State University;
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University;
Notre Dame of Marbel University;
Notre Dame University;
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology;
Nueva Viscaya State University;
Our Lady of Fatima University;
Palawan State University;
Palompon Institute of Technology;
Pampanga Agricultural College;
Pangasinan State University;
Partido State University;
Philippine Normal University;
Polytechnic State College of Antique;
Polytechnic University of the Philippines;
Ramon Magsaysay Technological University;
Rizal Technological University;
Saint Louis University;
Samar State University;
Silliman University;
St. Joseph's College of QC;
St. Mary's University;
St. Michael's College of Laguna;
St. Paul University of the Philippines;
St. Paul University-Dumaguete;
St. Paul University-Manila;
Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College;
T. Tancinco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology;
Tarlac College of Agriculture;
Tarlac State University;
Technological Inst of the Philippines-QC;
Technological Institute of the Philippines-Manila;
Technological University of the Philippines;
The Philippine Women's University;
Trinity University of Asia;
University of Baguio;
University of Batangas;
University of Cordilleras;
University of Eastern Philippines;
University of Luzon;
University of Mindanao;
University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos;
University of Northern Philippines;
University of Perpetual Help System;
University of Regina Carmeli;
University of Rizal System;
University of San Carlos;
University of San Jose-Recoletos;
University of South Eastern Philippines;
University of Southern Mindanao;
University of St. La Salle;
University of St. Louis;
University of Sto. Tomas;
University of the East;
University of the Philippines;
University of the Visayas;
Wesleyan University of the Philippines;
West Mindanao State University;
Western Philippines University;
Western Visayas College of Science and Technology;
Western Visayas State University; and
Xavier University
Thank you.
Please be reminded that agency remittance for the March 2012 due month is due on or before the 10th of April 2012.
In view of the forthcoming Lenten break from April 5 to 9, 2012, there will only be four ( 4 ) working days to remit your premium and loan repayments in order to avoid penalty and surcharges on delays.
May we enjoin all agency remitting officers to start remitting early so as to avoid the inconvenience of long lines at our cashiering counters.
Thank you.
The GSIS is undertaking system upgrades to further improve our services.
In line with the upgrade activities, temporary disruption in the operations of a few facilities will be experienced by members and pensioners. The following facilities will not be available from 7PM to 10PM on March 22, 2012 and from 7AM on March 24, 2012 to midnight of March 25, 2012:
- � GWAPS kiosks (loan application, viewing of member's records, activation of pensioner's status)
� AAO Certification Module of the AAO Website (approval and confirmation of loans)
� Website transactional facilities (viewing of member information, status of loan, request for statement of accounts and viewing of member accounts)
We appreciate your understanding during the temporary service disruption.
Thank you.
Please be advised that the AAO Certification Module (http://cert@gsis.gov.ph) will not be accessible on March 1, 2012 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm due to system maintenance.
Please be guided accordingly. Thank you.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has approved the grant of Emergency Loan to GSIS members who have been affected by Storm Sendong and who are working and/or residing in the following areas:
- Provinces (entire)
� Misamis Oriental
� Negros Oriental
- Cities and Municipalities
� Dipolog City, Zamboanga Del Norte
� Polanco, Zamboanga Del Norte
� Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental
� Clarin, Misamis Occidental
� Asuncion, Davao Del Norte
� Tagbina, Surigao Del Sur
� Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur
� Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur
� Lingig, Surigao Del Sur
� Talacogon, Agusan Del Sur
� Valencia City, Bukidnon
� Nabunturan, Compostela Valley
� Montevista, Compostela Valley
� Compostela, Compostela Valley
� New Bataan, Compostela Valley
� Monkayo, Compostela Valley
� Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte
� Bubong, Lanao Del Sur
� Kapai, Lanao Del Sur
For members with eCard Plus or UMID eCard, the proceeds of their loan shall be credited to their eCard account.
Members who do not have an eCard Plus or UMID eCard but who are eligible to apply for the loan can apply over-the-counter ( OTC ) at any GSIS office. The proceeds of their loan shall be credited to a temporary eCard which the GSIS has begun to issue.
Member-borrowers with outstanding emergency loans shall be allowed to renew their loan if they have paid at least 12 monthly installments, but not earlier than the anniversary date of the previous loan.
Any outstanding balance of previous Emergency Loans and a loan redemption insurance (LRI) of 1.2 % of the gross loan amount shall be deducted from the proceeds of the loan.
The following GSIS members are eligible to apply for the loan:
- � bona fide employees of the agency located in the areas listed;
� in active service and not on leave of absence without pay;
� have no pending criminal or administrative charges;
� have no arrearages in the payment of mandatory social insurance contributions; and
� have no loan that has been declared in default.
In approving the loan applications, AAOs should be reminded that members must have at least P3,000 net take home pay as required by the General Appropriations Act.
For more details or queries, please contact the GSIS hotline ( 02 ) 4793649 or your respective Regional or Branch Office.
The Management of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has approved the release of an Emergency Loan to eligible members working and/or residing in the Mt. Province after the said area was severely affected by recent flashfloods.
Eligible members can avail of the P20,000 loan from 12 December 2011 to 10 January 2012 only.
Members who do not have an eCard or UMID eCard but who are eligible to apply for the loan can apply via over-the-counter (OTC) at any GSIS office.
Proceeds of emergency loan applications filed via OTC will be credited to a temporary eCard which the GSIS has begun to issue for members without the eCard Plus or the UMID eCard.
Member borrowers with outstanding emergency loans shall be allowed to renew the loan if the borrower has paid at least 12 monthly installments but not earlier than the anniversary date of the previous loan.
An Emergency Loan Redemption Insurance (ELRI) of 1.2 percent of the gross loan amount shall be deducted from the proceeds of the loan. Any outstanding balance of previous Emergency Loans shall also be deducted from the proceeds.
Members who can avail of the loan include those who are bona fide employees of the agency located in the declared calamity area or are residents of the declared calamity area; are in active service and not on leave of absence without pay; have no pending criminal or administrative charges; have no arrearages in the payment of mandatory social insurance contributions; and have no loan that has been declared in default.
The agency of the member-applicant must not also be suspended because of non-payment and non-remittance of premiums and loans.
In approving the loan applications, AAOs should be reminded that members have at least P3,000 in net take home pay as required in the General Appropriations Act.
For more details or queries, please contact the GSIS hotline ( 02 ) 4793649 or your respective Regional or Branch Office:
Baguio Field Office : ( 074 ) 446 - 8060
The Management of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has approved the release of an Emergency Loan to eligible members working and/or residing in the Province of Apayao, City of Manila, Municipality of Rodriguez in Rizal, and Municipalities of Botolan, Candelaria, and San Narciso in Zambales.
This is in light of typhoon “Pedring” and “Quiel” which brought flash floods and landslides in the said areas.
Eligible members can avail of the P20,000 loan from 15 November 2011 to 14 December 2011 only.
Members who do not have an eCard or UMID eCard but who are eligible to apply for the loan can apply via over-the-counter (OTC) at any GSIS office.
Proceeds of emergency loan applications filed via OTC will be credited to a temporary eCard which the GSIS has begun to issue for members without the eCard Plus or the UMID eCard.
Member borrowers with outstanding emergency loans shall be allowed to renew the loan if the borrower has paid at least 12 monthly installments but not earlier than the anniversary date of the previous loan.
An Emergency Loan Redemption Insurance (ELRI) of 1.2 percent of the gross loan amount shall be deducted from the proceeds of the loan. Any outstanding balance of previous Emergency Loans shall also be deducted from the proceeds.
Members who can avail of the loan include those who are bona fide employees of the agency located in the declared calamity area or are residents of the declared calamity area; are in active service and not on leave of absence without pay; have no pending criminal or administrative charges; have no arrearages in the payment of mandatory social insurance contributions; and have no loan that has been declared in default.
The agency of the member-applicant must not also be suspended because of non-payment and non-remittance of premiums and loans.
In approving the loan applications, AAOs should be reminded that members have at least P3,000 in net take home pay as required in the General Appropriations Act.
For more details or queries, please contact the GSIS hotline ( 02 ) 4793649 or your respective Regional or Branch Office:
Tugegarao Regional Office: ( 078 ) 304 - 9356
Pampanga Regional Office: ( 045 ) 455 - 1261
The Management of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has approved the release of an Emergency Loan to eligible members working and/or residing in the following areas: province of Ilocos Norte; province of Benguet; municipality of Calasiao, Pangasinan; Quirino Province; municipality of Casiguran, Aurora; municipality of San Felipe, Zambales; and municipality of Amadeo, Cavite.
Also included are the province of Isabela; province of Aurora; province of Nueva Ecija; province of Bulacan; province of Benguet; province of Pampanga; city of Olongapo, Zambales; city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan; city of Tarlac, Tarlac; city of Malabon; City of Navotas; city of Marikina; municipality of Noveleta, Cavite; municipality of Dinalupihan, Bataan; and municipality of Amulung, Cagayan.
Likewise, three areas covered by the Davao Regional Office are included, namely: municipality of Matanao, Davao del Sur; municipality of Pigcawayan, North Cotobato; and City of Panabo, Davao del Norte.
This is in light of the recent adverse effects of typhoons “Egay,” “Juaning,” “Falcon,” “Mina,” “Pedring,” and “Quiel,” which brought flash floods and landslides in the said areas.
Eligible members can avail of the Emergency Loan from October 5 to November 3, 2011 only.
Members can use their eCard Plus on the nearest G–W@PS kiosk or UMID eCard on the nearest UMID–enabled G–W@PS kiosk to apply for the Emergency Loan.
Members who have enrolled for the UMID eCard but have not yet received their UMID eCard and instead received a Temporary eCard may apply for the Emergency Loan over the counter in the nearest GSIS Office. The proceeds of the loan will be credited to their Temporary eCard.
Members with outstanding emergency loans shall be allowed to renew the loan if the borrower has paid at least 12 monthly installments but not earlier than the anniversary date of the previous loan.
Each eligible member can borrow P20,000 at six percent interest rate payable in equal monthly installments for a term of three years.
An Emergency Loan Redemption Insurance (ELRI) of 1.2 percent of the gross loan amount shall be deducted from the proceeds of the loan. Any outstanding balance of previous Emergency Loan shall be deducted from the proceeds of the new loan.
In addition, the GSIS will not charge any service fee other than the fee being charged by the servicing bank for the processing of the loan.
Among those who can avail of the Emergency Loan include active members working or residing in areas declared in a state of calamity; not on leave of absence without pay; have no pending criminal or administrative charges; have no arrearages in the payment of mandatory social insurance contributions; and have no loan that has been declared in default. The agency of the member–applicant must also not be suspended because of non–payment and non–remittance of premiums and loans.
For more details or queries, please contact any GSIS office or the GSIS hotline ( 02 ) 4793645.
The Management of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has approved the release of an Emergency Loan to eligible members working and/or residing in the province of Bulacan; Bacoor, Cavite; and Agno, Pangasinan.
This is in light of typhoon "Falcon" which brought flash floods and landslides in the said areas.
Eligible members can avail of the P20,000 loan from 25 August 2011 to 24 September 2011 only.
Members who do not have an eCard or UMID eCard but who are eligible to apply for the loan can apply via over-the-counter (OTC) at any GSIS office.
Proceeds of emergency loan applications filed via OTC will be credited to a temporary eCard which the GSIS has begun to issue for members without the eCard Plus or the UMID eCard.
Member borrowers with outstanding emergency loans shall be allowed to renew the loan if the borrower has paid at least 12 monthly installments but not earlier than the anniversary date of the previous loan.
An Emergency Loan Redemption Insurance (ELRI) of 1.2 percent of the gross loan amount shall be deducted from the proceeds of the loan. Any outstanding balance of previous Emergency Loans shall also be deducted from the proceeds.
Instead of a 1 percent Service Fee, the GSIS will only charge P50 to cover the eCrediting service fee imposed by UnionBank.
Members who can avail of the loan include those who are bona fide employees of the agency located in the declared calamity area or is a resident of the declared calamity area; are in active service and not on leave of absence without pay; have no pending criminal or administrative charges; have no arrearages in the payment of mandatory social insurance contributions; and have no loan that has been declared in default.
The agency of the member-applicant must not also be suspended because of non-payment and non-remittance of premiums and loans.
In approving the loan applications, AAOs should be reminded that members should have at least P3,000 in net take home pay as required by the government.
For more details or queries, please contact any GSIS office or the GSIS hotline ( 02 ) 4793645.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is expanding its partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines to give not only our pensioners, but also our 1.4 million members the option to avail of LANDBANK's banking services.
Members who will choose to avail themselves of LANDBANK's services will be issued a UMID eCard where loan proceeds and other benefits such as cash dividends will be credited.
Having a LANDBANK UMID eCard entitles the member to the following benefits:
- No maintaining balance required for the member�s savings account;
- No service fee on withdrawal and balance inquiry from any of LANDBANK's more than 900 ATMs nationwide;
- As a debit card in more than 20,000 accredited merchants nationwide;
- As a discount card for selected Pfizer medicines and when enrolling your children/relatives in any STI campus nationwide; and
- Can withdraw from any Expressnet, Bancnet or Megalink ATM network.
- EMAIL to eservices@gsis.gov.ph his/her 1) Name, 2) Date of Birth, 3) UMID Common Reference Number (CRN) and 4) preferred LANDBANK branch; OR
- LOG IN to GSIS eCard online transactions facility at www.gsis.gov.ph using his/her 11-digit GSIS ID Number. Once logged in, the member has to click on the icon [
Choose LBP as your Servicing Bank] and indicate his/her preferred Land Bank Branch via a drop-down list menu; OR
- he/she may VISIT any the nearest GSIS Field Office to signify his/her intent to transfer his/her bank account.
Thank you.
The release of the UMID eCard is experiencing a delay due to a much needed technology upgrade on the part of one of our partner-agencies.
Pending issuance of the UMID card, we will give active members who do not have the eCard Plus but who have enrolled for the UMID-compliant eCard a temporary eCard through Union Bank for FREE.
Should the members wish to avail of a loan, they may file their application over-the-counter in any of our GSIS offices/branches. Once approved, the proceeds of their loan will be credited to the said temporary eCard.
With this temporary eCard, the members will be entitled to the discounts extended to GSIS eCardholders for selected Pfizer medicines and tertiary education with STI schools nationwide. It has a debit facility through the Megalink network. Once registered in the GSIS website, you can also use your temporary eCard to monitor status of your loan and request for Statement of Member's Account (SOMA).
Compared to the usual UMID card, the temporary eCard:
- Has NO biometrics facility, hence it cannot be used for kiosk transactions such as loan availment and viewing of membership records;
- Cannot be used to avail of cash advance with GSIS.
Thank you.
The Board of Trustees of the Government Service Insurance System, thru the recommendation of the GSIS management, has approved the release of P3-billion in emergency loan to eligible members working and/or residing in Davao City; Pikit, North Cotabato; Cotabato City; Province of Maguindanao; province of Pampanga; Pulilan, Malolos, Calumpit, Meycauayan, Obando, and Hagonoy in Bulacan.
This is in light of the recent flash floods which recently devastated the said areas.
Eligible members can avail of the P20,000 loan until 15 August 2011 only.
Member borrowers with outstanding emergency loans shall be allowed to renew the loan if the borrower has paid at least 12 monthly installments but not earlier than the anniversary date of the previous loan.
For more details or queries, please contact any GSIS office or the GSIS hotline ( 02 ) 4793645.
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