By Pearl Gumapos
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Wednesday (Dec. 22) called on its pensioners to perform their transactions through GSIS’s online applications amid the threat of COVID-19 and the current calamity happening nationwide.
“Dahil sa kasalukuyang panahon nananawagan po ang GSIS na sa lahat ng mga pensiyunado na gawing online ang kanilang mga transactions,” GSIS, National Capital Region department manager Lanie Calida said during the Laging Handa public briefing.
“Bakit kailangan nating gawin ang online transactions? Kasi po, sa halip na mag-transact sila sa mga GSIS kiosk o kaya mag-file sila sa mga branch, hinihikayat ang GSIS ang mga pensiyunado na tugunan at bigyang halaga ang pag-transact online upang maging ligtas sa banta ng kalusugan,” she said.
Calida said GSIS will ensure an alternative plan with the help of technology so that pensioners will not have to leave their homes when transacting with the agency.
She added that old-age pensioners may avail of the pensioner’s emergency loan program if they were affected by the pandemic or the calamity.
“Kaligtasan, kalusugan, at kaginhawaan ng mga pensioners ang priority ng GSIS,” Calida said. – bny
