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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178390853574920170131-drug-war-healing-FSJ-12.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Neighbors attend the wake in Tatalon, Quezon City of Mark Christian Mesias, who left behind a wife and a month-old child. <em>Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is raising funeral benefits for its members to P50,000.</p><p>The funeral benefit was previously set at P30,000.</p><p>In a statement, the GSIS said said this is available for qualified active members, separated members entitled to future separation or retirement benefits, old-age pensioners, and retirees.</p><p>The benefit is a one-time payment of P50,000 to one qualified claimant. </p><p>It is paid to the deceased’s qualified beneficiaries in this order of priority: the legitimate spouse; the legitimate child who paid for the funeral expenses; or, in the absence of both, any person who can present sufficient proof of having shouldered the funeral expenses.</p><p>Claimants must submit documentary requirements such as the member’s death certificate, a valid government-issued identification card, and other supporting documents, depending on their relationship to the deceased.</p><p>Non-spouse claimants must also show proof that they paid the funeral expenses.</p><p>The GSIS said it is allotting P1.25 billion annually for funeral benefits. </p><p>Every year, the agency gives funeral benefits to about 21,000 to 25,000 families.</p><p>The GSIS said the funeral benefit gives families greater financial assistance to cover funeral costs at the time of loss, allowing them to focus on honoring their loved ones with dignity.</p><p>“Every family deserves support and dignity when they lose someone they love. Raising the funeral benefit to P50,000 means the GSIS stands beside our members’ families at the exact moment they need us most,” said GSIS president and general manager Wick Veloso.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dtW-uyLetjI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is raising funeral benefits for its members to P50,000.</p>

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is raising funeral benefits for its members to P50,000.

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GSIS raises funeral benefit to P50,000

Benise Balaoing,

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Published July 13, 2026 10:12 AM PHT

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