The incident came to light when important pension documents were found missing. The employee regularly sold government files to the scrap dealer to fund his alcohol purchases. Six years worth of records, including data from 2017 to 2022, were missing, but records for 2023 were recovered. The scrap dealer cooperated with investigators, stating he was unaware of the source of the documents.
Reforming the "defects" of the military and uniformed personnel pension system will free up more funds for the country's growing expenses in defending its territory, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said on Monday.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday appealed to Congress to support priority legislations including additional tax measures and the reform of the military pension.
The country does not need soldiers and police who would retire if the proposed changes to the (MUP) pension system come to pass, a congresswoman has said.