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(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Revilla is proposing a new round of increase in the monthly pension of war veterans. Revilla’s proposal for a P3000 monthly increase comes after the enactment of a law that increased their existing monthly pension by P15,000. With the passage of RA 11164 on Dec. 20, the war veterans in World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War receive a montjly pension of P20,000, up from P5000. “More than the monetary […]
(Eagle News)—Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday, Aug. 26, said he was “deeply saddened” by the passing of US Senator John McCain, a “true friend of the Philippines and the Filipino people.” “As Chair of the Armed Services Committee of the United States Senate, Senator McCain was among those who valued not just the shared history between our two countries but also the importance of our strategic partnership,” he said. Lorenzana noted that McCain “never […]
(Eagle News Service) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday ordered the Department of Budget Management and Department of Defense to “expedite the early release” of more than P6 billion worth of pension benefits for the country’s war veterans, noting that they “deserve a better life in the twilight of their years.” Before Duterte could finish his announcement, the war veterans in attendance at the Mt. Samat Shrine in Pilar, Bataan already cheered, and applauded. “Inom muna ako […]
(PILAR, Bataan) President Aquino bid farewell to the veterans on Saturday thanking the Filipino people for giving him the opportunity to serve them in six years. “Bago po ako magtapos, sa pagpasok ko po rito, may isang aleng bumati sa akin, ang sabi, ‘Salamat sa anim na taon,’” the President said in a speech during the 74th commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan here. “Ang dapat po sanang tugon ko dito, ‘Salamat sa inyo […]
