The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will start using the official government contact tracing app StaySafe.ph at its head office in Pasay on Monday, Feb. 8.
The state pension fund said other GSIS branch offices are expected to follow suit in the coming months.
"The use of Staysafe.ph app is mandated by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and its consistent with our continuing efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to make our pensioners feel safe when they visit our office,” GSIS President and General Manager Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said in a statement.
Hand-washing facilities, counter dividers, hand sanitizers, and social distancing markers have also been put in place in GSIS offices as precautionary measures against COVID-19, according to Macasaet.
Through Staysafe.ph, visitors and employees of GSIS can easily register, report their health status, and provide a comprehensive contact tracing report for GSIS.
All GSIS personnel and visitors entering the GSIS head office will be asked to download the app and answer the health declaration.
To use the app, visitors and employees may scan the QR code posted at various entry points in GSIS using their smartphones.
Visitors and employees who do not have smartphones or Internet will be provided a tablet to access the app.
Staysafe.ph may be downloaded for free on Google Playstore or App Store.