STATE pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced it is offering emergency loan to active members and old-age and disability pensioners based in nine Occidental Mindoro areas in Luzon affected by the power crisis and in the municipality of Prosperidad in Agusan Del Sur in Mindanao damaged by flash floods and landslides.
“Having the financial means to provide for basic needs amidst a natural disaster is important. By readying over P437.5 million in emergency loan, we hope to help alleviate the plight of our 18,573 members and pensioners who were adversely affected by the recent power crisis and flooding,” GSIS President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo A. Veloso was quoted in a statement as saying.
The GSIS said a total of 17,010 active members and 1,563 old-age and disability pensioners are working or residing in the following: the municipalities of San Jose, Magsaysay, Calintaan, Rizal, Sablayan, Santa Cruz, Mamburao, Paluan, and Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro; and, the municipality of Prosperidad in Agusan Del Sur. They may apply for the emergency loan until June 21, the GSIS said.
To qualify, active members must: not be on leave of absence without pay; have at least three months of paid premiums within the last six months prior to application; have no pending administrative or criminal case; have no due and demandable loan; and, have a net take-home pay of not lower than P5,000 after all required monthly obligations have been deducted.
Old-age and disability pensioners are also qualified to apply if their resulting net monthly take-home pension after loan availment is at least 25% of their basic monthly pension.
Furthermore, members with existing emergency loan balance may borrow up to P40,000 to pay off their previous emergency loan balance and receive a maximum net amount of P20,000. Meanwhile, pensioners and those without existing emergency loan may apply for a P20,000 loan.
The emergency loan is payable in 36 equal monthly instalments with an interest rate of 6-percent per annum. It also has a loan redemption insurance, which deems the loan fully paid in case of the borrower’s demise, provided the loan payment is up to date.
