President Marcos has declared the second week of September of every year as the National Pensioners ' Week. Marcos made the declaration through Proclamation No. 1020 which aims to raise awareness on social security protection among Filipinos. "[I]t is imperative to recognize SSS (Social...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) over the more than P615 million "overpayments" of pension benefits to 7,210 deceased pensioners from 2014 to 2023. In its audit report, the COA thumbed down what it called as "long-outstanding and uncollected...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares (PPAB) Bayan Muna Chairman and former congressman Neri Colmenares lambasted the “scandalous disparity” between the million-peso salaries of Social Security System (SSS) officials and the...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is set to release P3.7 billion in Christmas cash gifts to eligible pensioners starting Thursday, Dec. 5, two days earlier than the regular December pension schedule, to help them prepare for the holidays. Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has confirmed a security incident that compromised the administrator account of one of its test computers. According to the state-owned pension fund, the breach was reported on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 5:20 PM. While the extent of the breach is...
(Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen led by House Speaker Martin Romualdez have jointly filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the stoppage of the payment of hundreds of retired Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel's...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is encouraging pensioners to take advantage of the pension fund's online services, especially amid the extreme heat affecting the country. This announcement came after the weather bureau warned of unprecedented temperatures, reaching up to 46...
In response to the challenges posed heavy rain and water supply problems in Zamboanga City, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) unveiled an emergency loan program for its members and pensioners. In a statement, the pension fund for government workers announced that it has allocated...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has improved its financial benefits for its members and pensioners, propelled by robust financial growth last year. Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said the pension fund is giving back the financial success to its members and...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced that pensioners living in Singapore and the United States can now take advantage of the GSIS Touch mobile app. In a statement, GSIS said that its pensioners can now conveniently access their insurance transactions, as well as...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said that the relatives of deceased pensioners who had availed of the Choice of Loan Amortization Schedule for Pensioners (CLASP) are not obliged to settle the remaining loan balance. In a virtual briefing on Tuesday, Dec. 19, Wick Veloso, GSIS...
The Social Security System (SSS) has issued violation notices against eight business employers in Sun Valley and Merville, Parañaque City, for failing to remit contributions. In a statement, the SSS reported that a sum of P1.7 million in contributions, along with corresponding penalties, went...
