Members of Kahugpungan sa mga Magtutudlo ug Kawani sa Edukasyon sa Mindanao – Alliance of Concerned Teachers (KAMKEM-ACT)
urge today President-elect Noynoy Aquino to oust GSIS
President and General Manager Winston Garcia and make him accountable
for the unjust policies that has troubled thousands of teacher
beneficiaries.
“For nearly one decade, we have suffered from the unjust policies
imposed by its politically-influential President and General Manager,
Winston Garcia,” said KAMKEM-ACT Davao Chairperson Elenito Escalante.
“Under the administration of Garcia, who is a strong ally of the Arroyo
administration, the GSIS has deprived us of benefits to which we are
entitled. We are burdened with huge deductions on the maturity of our
GSIS insurance policy, of being charged with unexplained premiums in
arrears, of not receiving annual dividends from GSIS, of being
denied survivorship benefits, of GSIS’ failure to deduct loan payments
resulting in huge interests on loans, and huge deductions suffered by
retirees,” Escalante said.
Davao teachers have previously protested Arroyo’s duplicity
in tolerating GSIS during a protest action held in front of the GSIS
office early this year.
“The Arroyo-Garcia tandem is at the root of our problems with
the GSIS and we challenge the new administration to make Arroyo and
Garcia accountable by filing administrative, criminal and civil charges
against them; Garcia for one violated key provisions of the GSIS law,”
Escalante said.
Among the demands of KAMKEM-ACT are the immediate refund of
all unwarranted deductions made by GSIS against members’ benefits;
scrapping of the Premium-Based Policy, the Claims and Loans
Interdependency Program, and other policies introduced by Garcia which
have deprived GSIS members of the full enjoyment of benefits to which
they are entitled; and introduction of genuine reforms that will
strengthen the role of GSIS as the social security fund of government
employees. #
For reference:
ELENITO ESCALANTE
0923-852-8506
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