QuestionsQuestions (GSIS Resolution No. 189)
It sets guidelines requiring (1) a court order to validate the change of birth date and (2) a limitation period of one year for requests that affect the computation of life insurance benefits based on the amended birth date.
The member must present a Court Order attesting to the validity of the requested birth date change.
No. The resolution states changes in the date of birth shall only be given due course upon presentation of a Court Order.
It implies the court order must specifically confirm or validate that the birth date being claimed is legally valid (i.e., not merely a clerical correction but one supported by judicial determination).
It limits when such changes may be entertained: GSIS will no longer entertain requests affecting life insurance computations unless the birth date change request is made within one year from issuance of the life insurance policy.
The one-year period is measured from the issuance of the member’s life insurance policy.
No. The resolution provides that changes in the computation of life insurance benefits resulting from the amendment in birth date shall no longer be entertained if the request is effected beyond one year from policy issuance.
The one-year limitation is specifically for changes in the computation of life insurance benefits resulting from the amended birth date; it is not stated as a universal deadline for all birth date changes.
The resolution explicitly restricts only the adjustment of life insurance benefit computation beyond one year. It does not expressly forbid all birth date recognition beyond one year, but it does condition the computation adjustment on timely request within one year.
Requiring a Court Order means the change must be judicially validated. Administrative or ministerial documents alone may be insufficient under the GSIS policy.
The policy treats benefit computation as more sensitive due to actuarial/contractual considerations, so it imposes a strict one-year limitation, while still requiring court validation for the birth date change itself.
It directed the Vice President (Public Affairs) to publish the policy guidelines in the Official Gazette and in a newspaper of general circulation.
It indicates the resolution’s adoption date and the specific board meeting where it was approved.
That under the resolution, changes in life insurance benefit computation resulting from the birth date amendment will no longer be entertained unless effected within one year from issuance of the life insurance policy.
First, obtain and present a Court Order validating the birth date change. Second, ensure the request affecting life insurance benefit computation is effected within one year from issuance of the life insurance policy.