Practice question
When the requirements of Section 21(c) are met, what fallback does paragraph (2) identify in the absence of secondary beneficiaries?
- Automatic forfeiture in every case.
- Payment of the paragraph’s benefits to legal heirs.
- Payment only to an unrelated manager.
- Payment to whoever first calls the office.
- A mandatory transfer to the employer’s customer.
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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