GSIS Building
administrative complex in Pasay, Metro Manila
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 the city of Pasay, it shares space with the Senate and its related constitutional body, the Commission on Appointments (CA).
History
Old building
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 a stylistic tendency that stood at the intersection between Neoclassical and modern aesthetics" in his book Arkitekturang Filipino.
Assassination of Juan Alberto
On September 18, 1967, former Catanduanes governor Juan M. Alberto was at the GSIS building when he was assassinated by an unknown gunman. Alberto had been waiting for an elevator at the building's ground floor when the gunman shot him in the head at close range and fled the scene, with witnesses claiming to have seen him escape with two other accomplices. The National Bureau of Investigation, the Manila Police District and the Criminal Investigation Service soon named a distant relative of Salvador Rodolfo Sr. as the prime suspect in Alberto's assassination, with the number of suspects increasing to four after nine days of investigation.
Planned demolition
In 2017, it was reported that much of the structure will be demolished, save for the facade.
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