From 56 years old, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano proposed on Thursday that the compulsory retirement age for the country’s uniformed officers should be 60 years old. According to Cayetano, the country needs more competent and dedicated uniformed personnel to assist the government pursue its programs to ensure peaceful, orderly and safe communities. Cayetano said he is confident that at age 56, these personnel can still fulfill the physical, mental and psychological demands and rigors of their position. Under existing laws, civilian government employees are compulsorily retired at the age of sixty-five (65), while the retirement age for uniformed personnel is fifty-six (56). Currently, uniformed personnel who have accumulated 30 years of satisfactory service or who have reached the age of 56 are compulsorily retired.

Source: Manila Times May 11, 2017 10:07 UTC