MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday appealed for patience among retired uniformed personnel who are concerned with the delays of their 2018 pension differentials due to cuts in pension funds.
Around P20 billion was removed from the 2021 national budget’s Pension and Gratuity Fund for retired and uniformed personnel.
“Kung pwede lang po sana ay maghintay lang tayo ng konting panahon dahil ‘yung pera kinain ng COVID at marami tayong pagkakagastusan dito. Bibili pa tayo ng maraming vaccines so baka hindi kayanin,” Lorenzana said on the sidelines of his courtesy call to Speaker Lord Allan Velasco in the House of Representatives.
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