Practice question
Under Section 21(c), is the specified survivorship benefit for qualifying cases necessarily a lifetime pension?
- No; the provision identifies a cash payment.
- Yes; every legal heir automatically receives a lifetime pension.
- Only the claimant’s preference determines the benefit form.
- The statute prohibits every cash payment.
- Every member’s cousin receives the same pension.
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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