Senate Minority Leader Aquilino 'Koko' Pimentel III urged the GSIS to allow elected officials and their staff to continue remitting voluntary contributions equivalent to 15 years even if they have served for less number of years.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino"Koko" Pimentel III
In a statement, the lawmaker pointed out the disparity between the term limits of elected officials and the minimum requirement to qualify for the government’s pension program, saying that it disregards the service rendered by the public servants. “I am saddened to learn that there are so many elected officials and public servants holding temporary and co-terminus status on the national and local levels who would retire without a retirement fund and pension only because they have not met the 15-year minimum service requirement,” he added.
Pimentel said that such provision is “very unfair” for government employees and elected officials who fall short of the minimum 15-year service requirement.
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