INAPRUBAHAN ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman ang pagpapalabas ng P30.409 billion para i-cover ang regular pension requirements ng military and uniformed personnel (MUP) para sa first quarter ng 2025.
Sinabi ng DBM na ang pondo ay huhugutin sa Pension and Gratuity Fund sa ilalim ng Republic Act 12116 o 2025 General Appropriations Act.
Tinatayang P16.752 billion ng P30.409 ang ipinalabas para sa General Headquarters-Proper ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Philippine Veterans Affairs Office sa ilalim ng Department of National Defense (DND).
May kabuuang P13.297 billion ang ipinagkaloob sa mga attached agency ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) kabilang na ang Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, at National Police Commission.
Ipinalabas din ng DBM ang P8.530 million para sa 34 pensyonado sa ilalim ng National Mapping and Resource Information Authority ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
“For many MUP retirees and their families, pensions are a lifeline that ensure their daily needs are met, katulad po ng pambili ng gamot o pagkain,” sabi ng Kalihim. (CHRISTIAN DALE)
