Federico Ilustre (1912–1989) was a Filipino architect who worked for the Bureau of Public Works (now the Department of Public Works and Highways ). It was during his tenure as consulting architect that some of the country's prominent postwar architectural structures were built.
21-722: The GSIS Building is the headquarters of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the corporation that handles social security of the employees of the government of the Philippines . Located in Pasay , it is also the seat of the Senate . The original headquarters of the GSIS was on Arroceros Street, Manila . Built in 1957, it was designed by Federico Ilustre . Gerald Lico said that it "adhered to
42-601: A P100-million damage suit against the IBM Philippines and its parent firm, as well as contractor Questronix Corp. for supplying defective database software that led to the computer crash. The GSIS was the first government agency in the Philippines to adopt the Unified Multi-Purpose ID System, "which aims to streamline and harmonize the identification systems of all government agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations through
63-532: A draftsman in the architectural office of Juan Nakpil , as well as a stint as a furniture designer in 1936 for Puyat and Sons. He first joined the Bureau of Public Works in 1936 as a draftsman, staying in that position until the outbreak of World War II in the country in 1941. He was then promoted to the position of consulting architect iduring the Japanese Occupation . After the war, he briefly left
84-528: A new building with this amount, there had been moves to find a new building for the Senate. The Manila Film Center was suggested, but due to urban legends of it being haunted by the ghosts of the construction workers who died building it, the Senate decided to look for other options. Lacson spearheaded a successful vote approving the transfer of the Senate to a new building in Taguig . The Senate has its museum in
105-404: A stylistic tendency that stood at the intersection between Neoclassical and modern aesthetics" in his book Arkitekturang Filipino . In 2017, it was reported it much of the structure will be demolished, save for the facade. The Manila Hall of Justice will be built in its place. Two years earlier, it was proposed to be used as a homeless shelter. Although the eighth groundbreaking for the new building
126-623: Is also the administrator of the General Insurance Fund by virtue of RA 656 (Property Insurance Law). It provides insurance coverage to government assets and properties that have government insurable interests. It is not possible for non-government employees, self-employed or non-working persons to become members of the GSIS. Instead, they are covered by the Social Security System (SSS). Meanwhile government employees in addition to GSIS, can also become members of
147-561: The Philippines aimed at government employees. Created by Commonwealth Act No. 186 and Republic Act No. 8291 (GSIS Act of 1997), GSIS is a social insurance institution that provides a defined benefit scheme. It insures its members against the occurrence of certain contingencies in exchange for their monthly premium contributions. GSIS members are entitled to an array of social security benefits, such as life insurance benefits, separation or retirement benefits, and disability benefits. GSIS
168-519: The SSS at their own cost. The GSIS covers all government workers except: Does not include: Barangay and Sanggunian officials who are not receiving fixed monthly compensation (Source: RIRR) The principal benefit package of the GSIS consists of compulsory and optional life insurance, retirement, separation and employee's compensation. The governing and policy-making body of the GSIS is the Board of Trustees,
189-470: The Senate to build its own building, as they are paying 7.8 million pesos for the building and 500,000 pesos for the parking lot, every month. This totaled to almost 100 million pesos in a year. By 2017, Senator Panfilo Lacson , who is also the chairman of the Committee on Accounts , said that the Senate has paid 2.24 billion pesos to the GSIS since 1996. Arguing that the Senate could've paid for
210-566: The YMCA Building) was one of the first of the new buildings programmed for the New Republic to be completed. Designed by Federico Ilustre , the structure's character stand at the intersection between neoclassical and modern aesthetics. As a transitional style for government architecture, its façade generated a series of ascending fluted pillars that had neither bases nor capitals to express a stripped and simplified modern stye, yet, at
231-416: The architect and London School of Economics-trained urban planner on the plan for rescuing the built heritage structure. "This building can be gentrified into a mixed-use development . By retaining the existing structure, it can be the podium of a high-rise building behind including an atrium... The existing GSIS Building can host upscale retail shops and some restaurants, with a lobby/reception on one side for
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#1732771835738252-400: The building. The Philippine Olympic Committee announced that it will hold a special election for its officers in 2019 after meeting at the building. Government Service Insurance System The Government Service Insurance System ( Filipino : Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan , abbreviated as GSIS ) is a Filipino government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in
273-637: The bureau to join the AFWESPAC of the US Army as supervising architect and assist them in the postwar infrastructure rehabilitation. In 1947, he became the supervising architect of the National Housing Commission, a position he held for two years until he returned to the Bureau of Public Works in 1949 also as supervising architect. He would remain with the public works office until the 1970s. His most notable work would be his design of
294-528: The hotel or condominium (office or residential). This approach can complement the existing SM City mall. An underground walkway can connect both the GSIS and SM," he responded. On April 2 and May 11, 2009, the GSIS Integrated Loans, Membership, Acquired Assets and Accounts Management System (ILMAAAMS) went into a database crash, causing the agency to incur a backlog in its processing of claims and loan applications. The GSIS filed on June 1, 2011,
315-638: The latter looks like a bank, while the former had character and ambiance. The GSIS houses a museum, the GSIS Museo ng Sining , in the building. Its theater hosted the funeral of former Senate President Jovito Salonga in 2016. The Senate, which meets in a separate place from the House of Representatives which is in the Batasang Pambansa Complex , rents usage of the building from the GSIS. In 2009, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago urged
336-627: The main office of the then Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, and of the Office of the Ombudsman. Some of its outer rooms currently house the office of city election officers and several branches of the metropolitan trial court. This heritage building, right behind Manila City Hall, is being targeted for demolition, in violation of the law on heritage. The owners have been asked by Manila City Hall when they were going to demolish this Federico Ilustre landmark. Coconut Manila had asked James Jao,
357-647: The members of which are appointed by the President of the Philippines. The GSIS workforce consists of 3,104 employees, 52% of whom are in the Head Office while the remaining 48% are in the Branches. To date, the GSIS has 42 Branch Offices, 14 Extension Offices nationwide and 58 service desks. The Government Service Insurance System Building, built in 1952 in Arroceros (near SM Manila, the previous location of
378-458: The same time, it has the character of classical massings and proportions. The corner of the building had been rounded, forming a corner tower with three vertical bays of windows ascending from the entrance canopy. To the left of this corner tower, a flat wall was fenestrated with vertical louvers and pierced screen insets. The elevation in the other corner was defined by horizontal bands of windows and concrete planes. The GSIS building used to house
399-552: The third quarter of 2023, it stealthily acquired shares of the then would-be-delisting Metro Pacific Investments Corporation from the open market to eventually end up securing at most two board seats, having increased its stake to 12%. Federico Ilustre Ilustre graduated with a degree in architecture at the Mapua Institute of Technology , eventually becoming a licensed architect in 1937. His architectural experience however went way back, when he started out in 1935 as
420-514: The use of a unified multi-purpose ID". On August 16, 2011, the GSIS announced that enrollment for the eCard has reached its one million mark. On January 25, 2008, GSIS President and General Manager Winston Garcia announced "that it will be investing a total of $ 5 billion in fixed income, equities and properties [in the Philippines] and abroad ... initially investing $ 1 billion this year in global markets, and another $ 1 billion locally". On
441-714: Was done in 2012, no actual construction happened until 2019. The Supreme Court said that the new building will be built by June 2022. The new headquarters in Pasay was designed by Jorge Ramos. The Senate transferred to the GSIS Building in 1997, after sitting at the Old Congress Building in Manila. President Joseph Estrada , comparing the Old Congress Building and the GSIS building, said that
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