War vets’ pension hiked to P20,000By The Manila TimesThe monthly pension of war veterans would be raised from P5,000 to P20,000 once Republic Act 11164 is implemented, according to Rep. Sandra Eriguel. Eriguel, a co-author of the bill at the House of Representatives, thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the measure that would benefit veterans who fought in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The new law effectively raised the monthly pension of war veterans by 300 percent starting 2019. The law provides that the monthly pension of veterans will be raised to P20,000 a month, provided that veterans of the Korean and the Vietnam war are not receiving pension from the military. Entitlement to the old-age pension raise will be limited to eligible living senior veterans.

Source: Manila Times February 23, 2019 10:41 UTC