This photo is of the GSIS building.
MANILA, Philippines — Pensioners residing in the United States (US) and Singapore can now access the GSIS Touch Mobile App, the Government Services Insurance System (GSIS) announced on Monday.
Pensioners based in the US and Singapore can now use the app to easily process insurance transactions and meet living proof requirements and Annual Pensioner Information Re-verification (APIR), the state insurance agency said in a statement. He said he was able to do it now.
“We encourage our members and pensioners to use GSIS Touch for their transactions,” the agency said in a statement, citing GSIS President and General Manager Wick Veloso. ing.
GSIS said pensioners “can download, register and use the GSIS Touch mobile app” and that the agency will send a one-time personal identification number to their registration email. .
Pensioners can also use the app for provisional calculations, loan applications and claims. You can also monitor premium transfers and loan payments.
Introduced in 2011 to replace the annual update of activity status, APIR requires pensioners to appear annually at GSIS to notify the agency that their status is still valid.
Meanwhile, GSIS Touch, introduced in 2020, allows pensioners to update their status anytime and from anywhere.
APIR’s facial recognition feature allows members to obtain pension receipts without having to visit an insurance office in person.
According to the Government Insurance Agency, of the 18,000 pensioners based overseas, 78% are GSIS pensioners from the United States and Singapore.
The app was initially available only in the Philippines, but GSIS said it is working to expand access to pensioners in other countries.
“GSIS is already working on rollout to pensioners living in other parts of the world, including Europe, the Middle East and Canada,” GSIS said.