With the pioneering e-government program comes the second generation GSIS eCard called the eCard Plus which will replace the old GSIS eCard issued in 2004.
Enrollment will be via clustering of towns and cities here, he said.
A team from GSIS will go to each cluster to accept and process the enrollment of GSIS members in the area.
Clustering as well as the schedules for enrollment will be announced later, said Alcaide.
There are more than 17,800 active GSIS members in the province, he added.
The new eCard Plus is all that a GSIS members needs to access and make use of the G-W@PS kiosk technology, a 55-inch high, ATM-like machine with a 28-inch by 16-inch touch screen monitor.
The kiosk can identify a GSIS member, display all of the member's records and process loan applications of members without any documentary requirement.
The kiosks will be installed in strategic government office locations nationwide.
Along with this innovative technology, GSIS is also offering another cash advance to its members called the eCard Plus Cash Advance Program (eCAP) worth P10,000.
The eCAP is among the first loan or financial assistance programs to make use of the G-W@PS technology.
The eCAP is payable in three years with a low interest rate of 12% per annum based on diminishing balance.
Once the GSIS member has the eCard Plus, he or she can transact the eCAP thru the G-W@PS kiosk electronically and online. Once approved, the proceeds of the eCAP will be immediately credited to the member's Union Bank account.
Meanwhile, the tough economic reforms introduced by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo are now paying off in terms of increasing investment, creation of more jobs and expanding small and medium enterprises and broadening opportunities for productivity and excellence of the people.
Autor(en)/Author(s): Rachelle M. Nessia
Quelle/Source: Philippine Information Agency, 21.12.2006
