GSIS: April pension payments to be released ahead of schedule

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) on Friday announced the early release of pension payments for old-age, disability, and survivorship pensioners.

In an advisory, GSIS said the pension payments would be released by Saturday, April 6. 

The pension fund said it regularly releases social security payments every eighth of the month. 

However, there are two upcoming regular holidays, namely, Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on April 9 and Eid'l Fitr (End of Ramadan) on April 10, GSIS said. 

“We are prioritizing the release of the pension payments this April as we join the nation in the observance of Araw ng Kagitingan (April 9) and celebrate the advent of Eid'l Fitr (April 10),” said GSIS president and general manager Wick Veloso.

GSIS said almost P8 billion has been allotted for the monthly pensions of over 580,000 old-age pensioners nationwide.

The pension fund said it electronically credits the pension through the unified multipurpose identification (UMID) card or electronic card (eCard) issued by the Land Bank of the Philippines or the Union Bank of the Philippines. 

It said that pensioners may withdraw the cash from the nearest automated teller (ATM) machine.

During the holidays, GSIS said pensioners and members are advised to use the GSIS Touch Mobile app to transact online with the pension fund. 

It said that members and pensioners may access the app to apply for loans and claims and check their GSIS records anytime, anywhere. Pensioners may also use the app to comply with their Annual Pensioners’ Information Revalidation (APIR). — VBL, GMA Integrated News