By Lorenzo O. Lambatin, Jr.
BACOLOD City – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in Negros Occidental is now accepting computer or laptop loan to its qualified members.
Information Officer Rhandale Alojado said the GSIS recently launched the Computer Loan Program (CLP) to assist GSIS members and their families in purchasing a computer unit for their online work or virtual classes of their children.
Under this new loan program, qualified members may borrow P30, 000 to buy a desktop or laptop computer, he said.
“Even members who have already purchased a computer before the program was launched may apply for the loan. They just need to declare to the GSIS coordinator in their office Agency Authorized Officer (AAO) the type of computer they purchased,” Alojado said.
The payment term is three years with an interest rate of 6-percent per annum with a monthly amortization of P983.33 to be automatically deducted from the borrower’s salary, he noted.
Qualified to apply for the computer loan are active members who have paid at least three months of premiums, have permanent appointment; are not on leave of absence without pay, have no pending administrative or criminal case, have no arrears under the GSIS Financial Assistance Loan (GFAL) and have no past due GSIS loan except housing loan.
According to him, applicants should have a net take-home pay of not lower than the amount required under the General Appropriations Act after all monthly obligations have been deducted and they must not be under agencies tagged as suspended.
The GSIS will be accepting CLP applications through batch filing and online.
For other details on the program, interested parties may visit the GSIS website, www.gsis.gov.ph, e-mail at gsisbacolod@gsis.gov.ph or call telephone numbers 4440982 and 7041832. (PIA)
