Additionally, December pensions will be credited earlier than usual, on Dec. 6, instead of the standard schedule of Dec. 8, to help pensioners prepare for the holidays, it said in a statement on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
The Christmas cash gift, capped at P10,000, is equivalent to a one-month pension and will be credited directly to the GSIS eCards of eligible pensioners.
“The Christmas cash gift is our way of expressing gratitude to our pensioners who dedicated their lives to serving the Filipino people. We hope this benefit will make their Christmas celebrations more meaningful,” said GSIS president and general manager Wick Veloso.
He added that the early release of benefits aims to bring added joy to pensioners this holiday season.
Eligible pensioners include old-age and disability pensioners under RA 8291, RA 660, and PD 1146 who have been receiving their monthly pensions for at least five years as of Nov. 30, 2024. Pensioners with suspended accounts can still claim the cash gift after reactivating their accounts.
Pensioners excluded from the program include those who availed themselves of a five-year lump sum and will resume monthly pensions after Dec. 31, 2024, survivorship pensioners, and those retired under RA 7699 (Portability Law).
GSIS has also implemented facial recognition technology in its GSIS Touch app, simplifying the Annual Pensioners’ Information Revalidation (APIR) process.
For more details, pensioners may contact GSIS through its website, call center, or official social media channels.
