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Delay in remittance of GSIS contributions a criminal offense

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Two former officials of Pantabangan town in Nueva Ecija have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan of criminal charges for failure to remit punctually to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) the premium contributions of an employee from 2007 to 2010.

Former accountant Rosita A. Yang has been convicted of 33 counts of violations of Section 52 of Republic Act No. 8291, the GSIS Act of 1997, while former treasurer Jorja B. Palacio was convicted of 26 counts.

Section 52 of RA 8291 provides that “the heads of the offices of the national government, its political subdivisions …, and the personnel of such offices who are involved in the collection of premium contributions… due the GSIS who shall fail, refuse or delay the payment, turnover, remittance or delivery of such accounts … within thirty days from the time that the same shall have been due and demandable shall, upon conviction by final judgment, suffer the penalties of imprisonment of not less...

In their defense, Yang and Palacio said they did not contribute to the failure in the remittance of Sator’s contributions.

 

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