{"id":201250,"date":"2019-02-07T22:05:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T03:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=201250"},"modified":"2019-02-07T22:05:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T03:05:31","slug":"duterte-to-certify-military-pension-reform-bill-as-urgent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/07\/duterte-to-certify-military-pension-reform-bill-as-urgent\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte to certify military pension reform bill as urgent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte gives a message as he meets with the Barangay Councilors from the Fourth District of Quezon City at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on February 6, 2019. RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo R. Duterte will certify as urgent a bill reforming the pension system of military and other uniformed personnel, Malaca\u00f1ang said Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also discussed in the Cabinet meeting the military and uniformed personnel pension reform bill \u2013 this was proposed by the Department of National Defense, which the President said he will certify as an urgent piece of legislation,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Panelo said Duterte\u2019s decision might have come after some members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have \u201ccomplained\u201d about their pensions.<\/p>\n

\u201cSiguro nga may nagrereklamo sa pension nila<\/em>, considering\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0involved\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0involved\u00a0ngayon ang<\/em>\u00a0Armed Forces (Perhaps they have been complaining about their pension, considering the Armed Forces is very much involved) in our fight against communism, rebellion, terrorism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Under the proposed law, pension payments for retirees will only start once the retiree reaches the age of 60.<\/p>\n

Panelo said that it would not cost Duterte the support of the military because it is designed for their benefit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIyong sinasabi mong baka may kung ano 56 to 60, eh gusto nga nila iyon na hindi pa sila magre-retire eh. Kasi \u2018pag 56 retire ka na, \u2018di wala ka nang trabaho<\/em>\u00a0(What you\u2019re saying about raising the compulsory retirement age from 56 to 60, they\u2019ll like that because they won\u2019t have to retire yet. Because when you retire at 56, then you won\u2019t have a job),\u201d he said<\/p>\n

\u201cKung 60, puwede ka pang magtrabaho<\/em>\u00a0(If at 60, you can still work) \u2013 you have additional four years. In fact, I think that measure is designed for them, for their benefit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana earlier said that the bill is a product of a series of consultations with members of the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group on Military and Uniformed Services Personnel led by the Department of Finance and the Bureau of the Treasury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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