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PNP: Info drive on pension reform for cops, other uniformed personnel working well

Published Jul 20, 2023 03:29 am
Following rants and other angry statements posted on social media that were triggered by the news about the proposal to overhaul  the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) pension system, a number of policemen have expressed intentions to retire early to avoid being covered by the reform measures.  But thanks to the aggressive information drive that was launched for uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), policemen on the ground are now beginning to understand why pension reform is a must, according to PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo. “Initially, there were a lot of reservations because this was not explained properly to them. But through a series of consultations made by no less than the Department of Finance and other concerned government agencies, this was thoroughly explained from senior commissioned officers to non-commissioned officers,” said Fajardo. “And because of the current and continuing consultations, the response is now good from our policemen on the ground because they understand now that  the adjustment in the MUP scheme would redound to the benefit of the uniformed personnel eventually,” she added. As to the threat of mass early retirement, Fajardo said the PNP is ready to address the problem through the yearly process of recruitment that includes attrition requirements. Besides, she said officers who opt to retire sooner than their mandatory retirement age of 56 is not something new. “Normally, there are officers who are scheduled to retire before their mandatory retirement even after the enactment of the MUP (pension reform),” said Fajardo. Citing data from the Directorate for Personnel Records and Management (DPRM), Fajardo said a total of 1,531 police officers filed an optional retirement in 2018; 3,646 in 2019; 2,069 in 2020; 2,508 in 2021; and, 2,449 last year. As of July 1 this year, she said a total of 1,793 police officers have already filed optional retirement. “We have the so-called attrition wherein the PNP foresees a few years before how many policemen would retire this year and in the next few years. This would be factored in to address the vacancies that would be created by these vacancies,” said Fajardo. The issue of mass retirement for both the military and the PNP came after Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno raised the alarm on possible financial crisis over the unsustainability of the current pension system for uniformed personnel. Unlike ordinary workers and government workers where they contribute to their pension through their monthly salary, the pension of uniformed personnel is totally shouldered by the national government. Both Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. saw the need to reform the pension system and on the part of the police organization, Acorda said they have been aggressively conducting information dissemination to thoroughly explain why the MUP pension needs to be addressed. Based on the initial proposal, those in the uniformed service will initially contribute five percent of their salary in the first three years of the implementation while the new recruits would pay nine percent of their salary. The target is to obtain a 21 percent monthly premium from the salary which is the same with other government employees. The implementation is gradual—five percent of the monthly salary for the first three years until the target monthly contribution is reached.  Fajardo said the information drive is ongoing down to the regional and provincial levels.  

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