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Agree. GSIS must remember that they are (words stolen from a friend) a form of government mandated forced savings. GSIS are holding these funds in trust. Whenever I feel slighted by the service of a place I almost never make a scene; I just never return. For institutions like GSIS and SSS we do not have that option, this means we have to force them to give us the proper service. I salute this!!!
 

The charter on the state pension fund Government Service Insurance System must undergo revisions to include a provision on members’ rights, Senator Ralph Recto said Sunday.
In a statement, Recto said the GSIS Charter, or Republic Act 8291, must include a provision on the rights of GSIS members mandating the agency to expedite the processing of claims, to act with courtesy towards members, to regularly update its members on GSIS benefits, and to give its aggrieved members the “right to be heard.”
In its present version, the GSIS Charter does not have a provision on the rights of members.
“With these rights [upheld], no member of GSIS would sail into their sunset feeling bitter, empty and shortchanged by the same agency that they helped keep afloat through their monthly contributions,” Recto said.
The senator added that administrative sanctions await any GSIS official or unit violating the rights of the pension fund’s members.
via Recto wants GSIS charter to specify members’ rights – Nation – GMA News Online – Latest Philippine News.

Shouldn’t this mean that we have an awesome healthcare system because even if we spend far less than most countries ranked in healthcare cost we rank in the top 3rd in healthcare outcomes?

While the Philippines is ranked 60th among 191 countries in overall health system performance, it is in the bottom half in the world in health expenditures at 124th.
via How to cure Philhealth’s woes? | Newsbreak | Independent Journalism.

That’s one interpretation, but Adele is the first to acknowledge the irony of securing her professional success by singing about her personal failures. “I don’t think I’ll ever forgive myself for not making my relationship with my ex on 21 work, because he’s the love of my life,” she says, before adding that she would have been willing to give up everything for him. Everything? “Well, I would still be singing in the shower, of course, but yeah — my career, my friendships, my hobbies. I would have given up trying to be the best.” Instead of giving up her career she has cemented it. “He made me really weak, but at the same time really fucking fearless, so I managed to channel that. I don’t know if I’ll ever beat this album in terms of how people connect to it.”
via Out Magazine | Slideshows | Adele-Lady-Sings-The-Blues: Adele: Lady Sings the Blues.

This interview with Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye was published on the site of New America Media (NAM). Cantil-Sakauye marked her first 100 days in office just last April.
After her historic nomination by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, an overwhelming number of Californians voted for Cantil-Sakauye, who became the first Asian, the first Filipino, only the second woman, and one of the youngest to hold the position.
In her first in-depth televised interview since she took office, Cantil-Sakauye discusses with NAM anchor Odette Keeley the critical role of diversity on the bench and the next big case to go before the court this September: “Prop 8,” the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
via First Fil-Am Calif. SC justice in US proud to be Pinoy – Pinoy Abroad – GMA News Online – Latest Philippine News.

This was our secret and now I will share it with you.
When we were covering Imelda Marcos, Mel Mathay and the Metro Manila Commission, the Quezon City Hall and the Quezon City Courts (Chit for Tempo, Cris and Vina alternately for the Daily Express and I for Ang Pahayagang Malaya), Chit, Vina and Cris would also look for corruption stories and opposition stories and pass them to me. Aside from the MMC, QC Hall and courts, I was also assigned to human rights stories, the opposition (with Joel Paredes), and street rallies (with Joel, Ellen Tordesillas and Malaya police reporters).
They knew Malaya was undermanned. They knew I couldn’t handle so many beats at one time. They understood I had to prioritize covering the human rights beat.
And so they helped me in the beats we covered together. They would give me leads for stories and even shared their notes. This was how selfless these journalists were at that time: Chit, Vina and Cris. Nananalaytay sa dugo nila ang pagiging peryodista kaya sa bansag nilang “maliit na paraan namin,” tinulungan nila akong i-cover at i-uncover ang mga katiwalian sa QC hall at MMC.
There was no rivalry among us. There was only friendship and a shared passion to unearth the truth and to ensure the Filipino people will get hold of it. Chit, Vina and Cris were not after recognition. For this, I salute them. And I thank them again.
via Adventures with Chit, lessons to keep | Newsbreak | Independent Journalism.