STILL NO CALL FROM THE CONSULATE

On March 9, pensioners waited for an eternity to obtain their eCard at the Philippine Consulate in New York. But because the eCard was (is) not ready for prime time, many of the pensioners were told to come back another time and register through the self-serve kiosks.

As unacceptable as that proposal may be considering that they had to rearrange their schedule on pain that they would lose their pension if they did not make it, they decided to heed the advice of the Consul General. And the advice was for them to just come back another time as soon as the kiosk was set up "in two weeks."

Well, it has been almost two months, and each time my father calls the Consulate, he gets the same excuse: just be patient because the GSIS biometric machine is not yet working.

In the meantime, his pension sits in the bank.

Now, the big question becomes: Is Winston Garcia giving pensioners the interest their money has accrued during the period of time that Garcia has deprived them of their pension?