The Senate Committee on National Defense and Security has included an amendment in the substitute measure proposing reforms in the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system that would require only new entrants to give contributions for their pension. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada,...
Less than two weeks after making a call for a better pension system for the country's uniformed personnel, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said discussions were now ongoing to at least lay down the foundation for a functioning system. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Ali...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, April 3 said the Senate will start tackling the various bills seeking to provide a unified system for separation, retirement, and pension of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) services next month in the committee level. Estrada, chairman of the...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) expressed willingness to manage the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension fund once it is enacted into law. Jose Arnulfo “Wick” Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said pension fund is open to cooperate with the national...