Tag: Filipino war veteran

Monthly pension of war vets increased to P20,000 under approved Senate bill

  (Eagle News) – Pensions of eligible living senior war veterans would be increased from the current P5,000 to P20,000 under the Senate Bill No. 1766 which was approved on Monday by the Senate. This will benefit some 6,000 still living veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War who will be now eligible to receive P20,000 monthly pension — representing a 300 percent increase of their previous pension. The bill’s author and […]