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Lawmaker: Double veterans’ pension

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A lawmaker from Bataan wants Filipino veterans to get a monthly pension of P10,000, a 100-percent increase from the present P5,000 they are currently receiving from the government.

Under House Bill 6230 authored by Bataan Rep. Herminia Roman, a veteran who is at least 65 years old shall be paid an old-age pension of P10,000 monthly for life, unless he is actually receiving a similar pension for the same consideration from other government funds.

“The veterans have sacrificed much for the country. They invested blood, sweat and tears and in return, it is only fitting that we repay their service by taking care of them in their old age,” Roman said.

Roman said the veterans have dedicated their lives in the service of the country. “They should be able to live out the rest of their days comfortably without worrying about their basic needs,” she said.

The Bataan solon said the current pension of P5,000 enacted almost 21 years ago is clearly not enough to meet the basic necessities for decent living.

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“Sad to say that at present, our veterans face a new challenge which is the hardships of old age along    with meager resources that they must stretch in order to survive,” she said.

Roman, chairperson of the House committee on veterans affairs and welfare, said the proposed increase of benefits for the veterans is way to show the nation’s grateful appreciation of their bravery, service and sacrifice.

“We must recompense them in a manner more fitting to what they have given,” she said.

Roman, also vice chairman of the House committee on bases conversion, said that “by giving them due importance to what they have done in the past, we show citizens, especially the youth, what the nation values—the traits of heroism, love of country and patriotism.”

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