What is the GSIS?

According to the official website of the GSIS (http://www.gsis.gov.ph/):

It is a social insurance institution created under Commonwealth Act Number 186
that was passed on November 14, 1936. To secure the future of all employees of the
Philippine government, it provides and administers a pension fund that has the
following social security benefits: compulsory life insurance, optional life insurance,
retirement benefits, and disability benefits for work-related accidents and death
benefits
MANDATE
The GSIS is created by Commonwealth Act No. 186 that was passed on November
14, 1936, and later amended under Republic Act No. 8291 dated June 24, 1997.
GSIS, as designed in its charter, is a social insurance institution under a defined
benefit scheme. It insures its members against the occurrence of certain
contingencies in exchange for their monthly premium contributions.
The social security benefits available for all GSIS members are: compulsory life
insurance, optional life insurance, retirement benefits, disability benefits for workrelated contingencies and death benefits.

NOTE:
In addition, the GSIS is entrusted with the administration of the General Insurance
Fund by virtue of R.A. 656 of the Property Insurance Law. It provides insurance
coverage to assets and properties that have government insurable interests.
BENEFITS AND SERVICES
The principal benefit package of the GSIS consists of compulsory and optional life
insurance, retirement, separation, and employee's compensation benefits.

SERVICE PRIVILEGES
Active GSIS members are entitled to the following loan privileges: salary, policy,
emergency and housing loans, subject to the cross-default policy of the System
(CLIP).

ORGANIZATION

The governing and policy-making body of the GSIS is the Board of Trustees, the
members of which are appointed by the President of the Philippines.
The GSIS workforce consists of 3,104 employees, 52% of whom are in the Head
Office while the remaining 48% are in the Branches. To date, the GSIS has 15
Regional Offices, 25 Branch Offices and 18 Satellite Offices nationwide.