MANILA, Philippines — Pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) are no longer required to report to GSIS offices to comply with its Annual Pensioners Information Revalidation (APIR) until the end of 2020, to avoid coronavirus transmissions. According to GSIS, they are also restoring the suspended pensions, which were halted after they failed to comply with the APIR. ADVERTISEMENTThe balance of the pensions was credited to GSIS members’ accounts. GSIS normally requires pensioners to appear physically at any GSIS office at least once a year on their birth month. “Next year, we will institutionalize the online reporting of pensioners or Online APIR.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 18, 2020 13:07 UTC