00:00The Government Service Insurance System, or GSIS, has released 3.7 billion pesos in Christmas cash gifts to 358,310 eligible pensioners.
00:11The cash gift cap at 10,000 pesos equals one month's pension and will be directed and credited to GSIS e-cards of qualified old age and disability pensioners.
00:22Eligible recipients include old age and disability pensioners under R.A. 8291, R.A. 660 and P.D. 1146, active and receiving pensions for at least 5 years as of November 30.
00:35Suspended accounts due to non-compliance with annual pensioners information revalidation can still claim after reactivation.
00:44Eligible pensioners include those who opted for a 5-year lump sum, survivorship or dependent pensioners, retirees under R.A. 7699 and those receiving pro-rata pensions.
00:55GSIS has also introduced facial recognition in its app for easier appear processing.
