Practice question
For a qualifying Section 21(c) cash-payment case, assume average monthly compensation of PHP 20,000 and eight contribution-paid service years, with no other adjustment. Which computation follows the statutory formula?
- PHP 20,000 for life automatically.
- PHP 160,000, subject to the statute’s minimum and applicable computation rules.
- PHP 12,000 regardless of the higher computed amount.
- PHP 2,000 total.
- Eight times the employer’s entire annual income.
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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