BY JENNIFER C.
TILOS
NEGROS ORIENTAL, June 24 (PIA) -- The Government Service
Insurance System (GSIS)- Dumaguete Branch Office held recently series of
consultations to update its Negros Orientl and Siquijor members of some
of its services.
GSIS-Dumaguete Branch manager Atty. Mercedes VPE Enriquez said the
branch here has a total membership coverage of more or less 20,068 active
members and 7, 498 pensioners of old age or retirees and survivorship.
It is the thrust of the System under the stewardship of PGM
Robert Vergara and members of the Board of Trustees to promote service
responsiveness and efficiency, said Enriquez.
She added it envisioned GSIS to be more consultative, more
transparent and member-focused.
In Siquijor there are 201 GSIS active members coming from
national and local agencies ages 45 to 65 years old that convened at
Siquijor State College for a pre-retirement counselling.
Enriquez advised the participants to make a request for updating
of service records with their respective Agency Authorized Officers (AAOs),
prior to the actual filing of an application for retirements/separation
benefits and Cash Surrender Value (CSV).
During the forum, the GSIS official also explained the different
modes of retirement and the choices under each mode for those who planned to
retire or those who are separated from the service.
With 75 union officers and members in the government
sector in a consultative meeting, GSIS Senior Vice President for
VISMIN Atty. Dionisio Ebdane Jr., discussed the latest programs and
reforms of GSIS.
On a Pensioners Day, in celebration of the GSIS 78th anniversary
nationwide, the GSIS conducted a pensioners’ forum to give updates to 101
pensioners in the province on basic health care information. Dumaguete
City health medical officer Dra. Maria Sarah Talla presented some basic health
care tips.
The city health office also offered free medical check-up and
distributed medicines for treatment of diabetes, hypertension and other common
old age sickness.
Pensioners were grateful to GSIS for the updates and basic health
tips, reminding them that “prevention is always better than cure,” to have
regular exercise and proper diet to stay healthy and live longer. (mbcn/jct/PIA7-Negros
Oriental)
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