MANILA, Philippines— For putting their lives on the line on a daily basis, the country’s police and military personnel receive a pittance by way of hazard pay and combat pay: P 240 a month, and P1,020 quarterly, respectively. This situation has to change, said members of the Senate on Wednesday.
The Magna Carta for Philippine National Police personnel, a pending bill promulgated by Sen. Sonny Angara, calls for a special hardship pay, as well as other benefits, for men and women in uniform. The bill proposes a hardship allowance in the amount of at least half of their monthly basic salary.
Aside from the hardship allowance, the bill also seeks reimbursement for cost of transportation, and a remote allowance in the amount of half of the basic salary.
“Most government employees are underpaid, but not all face the barrel of a gun every day, and not all face the prospect of going home to their families in a body bag every day as well, but policemen and soldiers do,” Angara told reporters via text message.
5 comments on “For putting their lives on the line, police receive measly P240 monthly hazard pay”
I absolutely agree on increasing the benefits of the PNP and soldiers.
Hope that it’ll be implemented soon.
They should give it. Thanks to Sonny Angara.
Good thing that our senate with the leadership of Senator Sonny Angara is working on the benefits fort the PNP.
This would mean a lot the Philippine National Police, I will support this.
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