The senate on Monday, November 9 approved on third and final reading a bill granting an across the board Php 2,000 increase in the monthly pension of the Social Security System (SSS) pensioners. Voting 15-1, the Senate passed House Bill No. 5842 or the Social Security Act, seeking to amend section 12 of Republic Act 1161 or the Social Security Act of 1997. Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile voted against the passage of the […]
