GSIS assures House retirees

Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) general manager Winston Garcia held a dialogue with officials of the House of Representatives yesterday and promised that remittance records of some 100 retirees will be reconciled and ironed out in two to three weeks.

In a news briefing, Garcia said the GSIS will make use of House records and post them in its database, especially the 1997-2000 remittance lists that have "resulted in discrepancies."

House deputy secretary general Artemio Adasa said the dialogue was prompted by "many concerns," including the fact that the records of the House secretariat "do not conform" with those of the GSIS.

"We are glad that the discussion was very fruitful. It was to expedite and reconcile our records. And we both agreed to designate two persons for this purpose. We wanted the GSIS to rectify whatever discrepancies were done in the past," he said.

Meanwhile, Garcia clarified earlier reports that the applications for emergency loans of only 60 House employees have been approved.

"Our records show that of 860 applications, 795 were approved and 65 were denied due to lack of documentary requirements," he said. — Delon Porcalla