Question & AnswerQ&A (GSIS Resolution NO. 16)
Any GSIS official, including the Head of the Investigation Unit and/or the President and General Manager, may on their own initiate the filing of criminal complaints before the Ombudsman.
No, criminal complaints filed in the name of the GSIS shall be instituted only upon prior Board approval.
GSIS officials may initiate filing of criminal complaints before the Ombudsman, cases before the courts, or other appropriate government offices.
The purpose is to address exigencies as they require and to protect the interest of the GSIS.
The resolution should be incorporated in the Rules of Procedure in Administrative Investigation of GSIS Employees and Officials (under PPG No. 178-04 approved per Board Resolution No. 155 dated June 29, 2004).
It was adopted on February 16, 2005, during Board Meeting No. 4.
The GSIS Board must give prior approval before any criminal complaints can be filed in the name of the GSIS.
The resolution specifically authorizes GSIS officials, including key leadership such as the President and General Manager, to initiate complaints, but it is incorporated in the rules governing administrative investigations of GSIS employees and officials.
Exigencies refer to urgent or exceptional circumstances that require immediate action to protect GSIS interests.
The Head of the Investigation Unit and the President and General Manager are explicitly mentioned.