ILOILO City – Around 23 employees of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Iloilo Branch Office were recorded with COVID-19 as of May 30.
The GSIS relayed the information through a public advisory.
Last week, two employees were first found with the virus, after which contact tracing and disinfecting was conducted in the office.
The GSIS-Iloilo building will be closed until June 6.
“The GSIS Iloilo Branch has recorded twenty-three (23) confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of May 30, 2021. In view of the recommendation of the GSIS Medical and Wellness Services Department (MWSD) and the Iloilo City Health Office, the GSIS Iloilo Branch Office will be temporarily closed until June 6, 2021 (tentative),” part of the advisory read.
The temporary closure will give way for a mass testing and quarantine of personnel infected with COVID-19.
“This is to give way to the mass testing and quarantine of the personnel, disinfection of the office premises and contact tracing,” added the advisory.
The management assured their operations will continue remotely.
“The Branch Office will continue to operate remotely with all its officers and employees performing their function under alternative work arrangements.”
Clients are advised to use the following modes for their transactions:
* DROP BOX
– Filing of Claims benefit
– Filing of loan applications
– Filing of reconciliation requests, SOA or Clearance
– Submission of Self-Declaration of Pendency/ No Pending Case
– Submission of other documentary requirement
* GWAPS KIOSK
– Loan applications
– Updating of email address and contact numbers
– annual pensioner’s Information Re-validation (APIR)
– Members’ record verification
* eMAIL (gsisiloilo@gsis.gov.ph)
– loan applications
– requests for APIR
– requests for reconciliation
– other concerns./PN
