Article 69Labor and Agrarian Laws and Social Legislation, p. 69

LABOR LAWS AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION SPECIAL LAWS AND IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

(1) he has rendered at least fifteen years of service;

(2) he is at least sixty (60) years of age at the time of

retirement; and

(3) he is not receiving a monthly pension benefit from

permanent total disability.

SECTION

14.

Periodic

Pension

Adjustment.

-

The

monthly pension of all pensioners including all those

receiving

survivorship

pension

benefits

shall

be

periodically adjusted as may be recommended by the

GSIS actuary and approved by the Board in accordance

with the rules and regulations prescribed by the GSIS.

PERMANENT DISABILITY BENEFITS

SECTION 15. General Conditions for Entitlement. - A

member who suffers permanent disability for reasons not

due

to

his

grave

misconduct, notorious negligence,

habitual intoxication, or willful intention to kill himself or

another, shall be entitled to the benefits provided for

under Sections 16 and 17 immediately following, subject

to the corresponding conditions thereof.

SECTION 16. Permanent Total Disability Benefits. - (a) If

the

permanent disability is total, he shall receive a

monthly

income

benefit

for life equal to the basic

monthly pension effective from the date of disability:

Provided, That:

(1) he is in the service at the time of disability; or

(2) if separated from the service, he has paid at least

thirty-six (36) monthly contributions within the five (5)

year period immediately preceding disability, or has paid

a total of at least one hundred eighty (180) monthly

contributions, prior to his disability: Provided, further, That

if at the time of disability, he was in the service and has

paid a total of at least one hundred eighty (180) monthly

contributions, in addition to the monthly income benefit,

he shall receive a cash payment equivalent to eighteen

(18) times his basic monthly pension: Provided, finally,

That a member cannot enjoy the monthly income benefit

for permanent disability and the old-age retirement

simultaneously.

(b) If a member who suffers permanent total disability

does not satisfy conditions (1) and (2) in paragraph (a) of

this section but has rendered at least three (3) years of

service at the time of his disability, he shall be advanced

the cash payment equivalent to one hundred percent

(100%) of his average monthly compensation for each

year of service he paid contributions, but not less than

Twelve thousand pesos (P12,000.00) which should have

been his separation benefit.

(c)

Unless

the

member

has

reached the minimum

retirement age, disability benefit shall be suspended

when:

(1) he is reemployed; or

(2) he recovers from his disability as determined by the

GSIS, whose decision shall be final and binding; or

(3) he fails to present himself for medical examination

when required by the GSIS.

(d) The following disabilities shall be deemed total and

permanent:

(1) complete loss of sight of both eyes;

(2) loss of two (2) limbs at or above the ankle or wrist;

(3) permanent complete paralysis of two (2) limbs;

(4)

brain

injury

resulting

in

incurable

imbecility

or

insanity; and

(5) such other cases as may be determined by the GSIS.

SECTION 17. Permanent Partial Disability Benefits. - (a)

If the disability is partial, he shall receive a cash payment

in

accordance

with a schedule of disabilities to be

prescribed by the GSIS: Provided, That he satisfies either

conditions (1) or (2) of Section 16 (a);

(b) The following disabilities shall be deemed permanent

partial:

(1) complete and permanent loss of the use of:

(i) any finger

(ii) any toe

(iii) one arm

(iv) one hand

(v) one foot

(vi) one leg

(vii) one or both ears

(viii) hearing of one or both ears

(ix) sight of both eyes

(2) such other cases as may be determined by the GSIS.

TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFITS

SECTION 18. Temporary Total Disability Benefits. - (a) A

member who suffers temporary total disability for reasons

not due to any of the conditions enumerated in Section 15

hereof shall be entitled to seventy-five percent (75%) of

his current daily compensation for each day or fraction

thereof of temporary disability benefit not exceeding one

hundred twenty (120) days in one calendar year after

exhausting

all

his

sick

leave

credits

and

collective

bargaining agreement sick leave benefits, if any, but not

earlier

than

the

fourth

day

of

his

temporary

total

disability: Provided, That:

(1) he is in the service at the time of his disability; or

(2) if separated, he has rendered at least three (3) years of

service and has paid at least six (6) monthly contributions

in the twelve-month period immediately preceding his

disability.

Provided, however, That a member cannot enjoy the

temporary total disability benefit and sick leave pay

simultaneously: Provided, further, That if the disability

requires more extensive treatment that lasts beyond one

hundred twenty (120) days, the payment of the temporary

total disability benefit may be extended by the GSIS but

not to exceed a total of two hundred forty (240) days.

(b) The temporary total disability benefit shall in no case

be less than Seventy pesos (P70.00) a day.

(c) The notices required of the member and the employer,

the mode of payment, and the other requirements for

entitlement to temporary total disability benefits shall be

provided in the rules and regulations to be prescribed by

the GSIS.

SECTION 19. Non-scheduled Disability. - For injuries or

illnesses resulting in a disability not listed in the schedule

of partial/total disability provided herein, the GSIS shall

determined

the

nature

of

the

disability

and

the

corresponding benefits therefor.

SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS

SECTION 20. Survivorship Benefits. - When a member

or pensioner dies, the beneficiaries shall be entitled to

survivorship benefits provided in Sections 21 and 22

hereunder subject to the conditions therein provided for.

The survivorship pension shall consist of:

(1) the basic survivorship pension which is fifty percent

(50%) of the basic monthly pension; and

(2) the dependent children’s pension not exceeding fifty

percent (50%) of the basic monthly pension

SECTION 21. Death of a Member. - (a) Upon the death of a

member, the primary beneficiaries shall be entitled to:

(1) survivorship pension: Provided, That the deceased:

(i) was in the service at the time of his death; or

(ii) if separated from the service, has at least three (3)

years of service at the time of his death and has paid

thirty-six (36) monthly contributions within the five-year

period immediately preceding his death; or has paid a

total

of

at

least one hundred eighty (180) monthly

contributions prior to his death; or

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