Practice question
A member dies while in service after eight years, with contributions paid for those years, no primary beneficiary, and a qualifying dependent parent. All Section 21(c) conditions are met. GSIS denies solely because service was below fifteen years. Which is best?
- Every sub-fifteen-year case is automatically excluded.
- A dependent parent can never be a statutory beneficiary.
- Only a primary beneficiary can ever receive any form of survivorship benefit.
- That added exclusion is inconsistent with Laroco and the statutory cash-payment rule.
- Administrative concern alone authorizes amending Congress’s condition.
Legal references
- RA 8291, Section 21(c), survivorship cash payment and legal-heir fallback: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/4363
- Laroco v. GSIS Committee on Claims, G.R. No. 267620, February 24, 2026, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_267620_2026.html
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