(GMA NEWS) The bill seeking to reform the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system is now up for debate in the Senate.advertisement This is after Senator Jinggoy Estrada sponsored Committee Report 173 as contained in Senate Bill (SB) 2501, which seeks to impose a mandatory contribution to new entrants in the Armed Forces of…
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Sponsorship Speech on Senate Bill No. 2501 Committee Report No. 173: Military and Uniformed Personnel Separation, Retirement and Pension System Act 04 December 2023 Official Social Media Accounts: Facebook & Youtube: @jinggoyestrada Instagram, Tiktok & Twitter: @jinggoyestrada_ Website: www.jinggoyestrada.ph Video: Senate of the Phillippines | IG: senateph
(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Senate hopes to pass the reformed pension system of military and uniformed personnel before yearend, according to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada. “There is no pension without contribution,” Estrada said in an interview with “The Chiefs” on Cignal TV’s One News, as MUPs continue to oppose the reform. “We are not messing…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Appointments (CA) has confirmed the ad interim appointment of Gen. Romeo Brawner, the first chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who will have a fixed term of three years in office. Brawner will serve until 2026. While Brawner’s confirmation process lasted more than three hours,…
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ESTRADA SEEKS AFP CHIEF’S TAKE ON MANDATORY MUP PENSION CONTRIBUTION: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, during Wednesday’s meeting of the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on Appointments (CA), August 30, 2023, asks Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., about his stance on the proposed military and uniformed personnel…
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(BUSINESS MIRROR) SENATOR Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. is prodding the economic team of President Marcos and the Department of National Defense (DND) to discuss at length the next steps in reforming the pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), now the subject of several bills in…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — “It’s about time” military and uniformed personnel (MUP) contribute to their pension fund, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday as he pushed for the passage of a bill reforming their retirement fund system before the end of the year. In an interview with radio dwIZ, Estrada said that while most of the…
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(ABANTE) Isiniwalat ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada na simula sa 2024, maaaring makaltasan na ang sahod ng mga sundalo at pulis upang mapondohan ang kanilang pension system. Sinabi ito ni Estrada dahil sa katapusan ng 2023 posibleng maisabatas ang panukala sa reporma sa military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system. “Siguro by the end of the year mayroon na tayong bagong MUP reform bill,” paglalahad ng senador. Aniya,…
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(RADYO PILIPINAS) Kinumpirma ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada na pumayag na ang Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) na pamahalaan ang pension system ng military at uniformed personnel (MUP). Ayon kay Estrada, ito ay base na rin sa kanyang pakikipag-ugnayan sa economic team ng administrasyon. Bahagi aniya ito ng pakikipagdiyalogo ng senador sa iba’t ibang stakeholders, kaugnay…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday said the proposed five percent monthly contribution of active military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) to fund their pension is worrisome and maybe a big burden to them. Speaking before the Kapihan sa Senado media forum, Estrada, chairman of the Committee on National Defense, said mandating active MUPs to contribute…
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