(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure that would allow senior citizens to be employed even after reaching retirement age. House Bill (HB) No. 10985, or the proposed Employment Opportunities for...
The bill seeking to lower the compulsory and optional retirement age for government personnel requires a comprehensive study to ensure that the policy would be sustainable as majority of public workers are deemed supportive of the measure. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says it’s time for the Senate to pass a pending counterpart bill allowing government employees, including public school teachers, to retire when they reach the age of 56. This, after...
While it might not have answered all the concerns of its members, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) law resolved the issue of seniority among the ranks, giving officers an equal opportunity to be promoted to higher positions....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has signed into law the measure that further strengthens professionalism and promotes the continuity of policies and modernization initiatives in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly by amending the cumpolsory retirement age and maximum...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Retirement issues are once again in the news. A House bill proposes lowering the optional retirement age to 56. Another bill seeks to scrap the mandatory retirement age, which now stands at 65 years of age. This topic stirs up personal feelings for me, having been mandatorily...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Sunday, February 5, urged the Senate to expedite the passage of the bills that seek to lower the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 to 56 years old. Revilla made the call following the recent passage of House Bill No. 206 on third and final...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final reading the bill seeking to lower the optional retirement age for government personnel from the current 60 years old to 56 years old. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Approved during the plenary session...
President Duterte has signed a law increasing the mandatory retirement age of key officials in the military to up to 60 years old. Republic Act No. 11709 stated that members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the grades of Second Lieutenant/Ensign (O-1) to Colonel/Capitan (O-6) shall...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Friday, Oct. 15, that he has not yet come up with the list of officers who would replace Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, who is set to retire early next month. DILG logo “I have not...
If Malacañang would have its way, it would let Gen. Guillermo Eleazar remain at the helm of the Philippine National Police (PNP) "for life". PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar (Photo from Guillermo Eleazar's Facebook) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say Thursday, Oct. 14, when asked...
