Practice question
May a GSIS implementing rule validly add a fifteen-year requirement that contradicts the relevant Section 21(c) entitlement?
- Yes; any administrative rule may amend an Act.
- Only the rule’s title controls.
- No.
- Yes; a stated policy concern automatically repeals the statute.
- The enabling law is irrelevant.
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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