RPPe BILL ALLOWING NON-CAREER GSIS MEMBERS TO VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTE OK’D ON FINAL READING

The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez passed on third and final reading HB 10733 that seeks to give a member of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in the non-career service who have less than 15 years of government service the option to continue paying voluntary contributions to make them eligible for retirement benefits.  

The bill, which shall be known as Providing an Option for Qualified Members in the Non-Career Service to Pay Voluntary Contributions, received 217 affirmative votes. Rep. Jose Manuel Alba is the principal author of the bill.  

The bill, when passed into law, would amend Republic Act (RA) 8291, otherwise known as “The Government Service System Act of 1997. 

The House also adopted House Resolution (HR) 1962, principally authored by House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, congratulating and commending the 2024 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos for their unwavering commitment and dedication in providing exceptional public service.

Also adopted is HR 1974 in consolidation with HR 1940 commending the Honorable Jose C. de Venecia Jr., former Speaker of the House Representatives, for his distinguished service and significant contributions to the country.

The House also approved on second reading HB 10730 authored by Rep. Carlito Marquez. The bill, to be known as the “PHILVOLCS Modernization Act,” aims to improve the technological operational capacity of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to strengthen its ability to mitigate disasters that may arise from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and other related geotectonic phenomena.