Of the 65,000 members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in the Davao region, only about 5,000 opted to transfer their UMID e-Card from Unionbank to Landbank.
GSIS regional manager Deity U. Manampan bared that expanding its partnership with the Landbank of the Philippines is an answer to complaints of most members living in areas where there is no Unionbank branch.
“We understand their complaints. Withdrawing money from a non-Unionbank ATM machine would cost them P10 or more per transaction. That would be too much for them if they withdraw often”, Manampan said.
Davao provinces which do not have Unionbank branch or ATM machines are Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley , and Davao del Norte.
Learning about the low percentage of transferees despite the absence of Unionbank branches in most Davao provinces, the GSIS official and his staff scheduled series of information drive to disseminate the information and explain the process.
A member may transfer account from UnionBank to LandBank through email, just write name, date of birth, UMID Common Reference Number or CRN, and preferred LandBank branch to eservices@gsis.gov.ph or visit the GSIS website www.gsis.gov.ph, and log on to the e-Card member transaction page by typing the GSIS ID number.
LandBank has the widest branch network in the banking industry with branches in all of the country’s 80 provinces.
GSIS members can then receive loan proceeds and other benefits such as cash dividends through a LandBank-issued UMID e-Card instead of getting the same through your UnionBank-issued UMID e-Card.
