(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading Senate Bill 1480 or the proposed “Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans,” which proposes a 350 to 488 percent rate increase in the disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. “This legislation is one way of honoring our military and…
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A long overdue pension increase: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada expresses gratitude to his colleagues for their overwhelming support to pass his Senate Bill No. 1480, An Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans, a measure updating the 29-year monthly disability pension rates of military veterans and their beneficiaries. “This legislation is one way of honoring our…
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(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — In a 21-0 vote, the Senate passed Monday on final reading a bill seeking to increase by 350 to 488 percent the disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. Senate Bill No. 1480 proposes a raise in the monthly disability pension base rate to P4,500 from the current P1,000. Those receiving…
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This is to express my sincerest gratitude to my dear colleagues for lending support to this measure, which I truly feel is long overdue. Our veterans who sustained disabilities and injury in the line of duty have long waited for this legislation to update the monthly disability pension rates which have remained unchanged for 29…
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WITH 21 affirmative and zero negative votes, the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill proposing a 350 to 488 percent rate increase in the disability pension of veterans and their beneficiaries. Principally authored by Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Senate Bill No. 1480 will upgrade the monthly entitlement to veterans who have been…
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BILL RATIONALIZING VETERANS’ DISABILITY PENSION HURDLES 2ND READING: Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada shepherds the passage on second reading of Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1480 which seeks to rationalize the disability pension of veterans. Estrada introduced several individual amendments to the measure during Monday’s plenary session May 8, 2023 before securing the upper chamber’s approval. In amending Republic…
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JINGGOY DEFENDS BILL UPGRADING DISABLED VETERANS’ PENSION: Senate Committee on National Defense and Security chairperson Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estradaanswers questions from colleagues as he defends in the plenary Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1480 which seeks to rationalize the disability pension of veterans, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 6948 or an Act Standardizing and Upgrading…
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SENATOR JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA PRIORITY BILLS THIS YEAR When Senate resumes its regular sessions on January 23, I’m hoping that Senate Bill No. 1480 which seeks to upgrade the 28-year-old disability pension of disabled veterans will finally make headway in the current 19th Congress. The measly amount of P1,000 to P1,700 monthly pension for military…
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(MALAYA) SEN. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday urged his colleagues to support the upgrading of the monthly pension of disabled war veterans that has been in effect for the past 28 years. In sponsoring Senate Bill No. 1480 under Committee Report No. 11 or an Act Rationalizing the Disability Pension of Veterans, which seeks to amend…
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(MANILA BULLETIN) Senators on Tuesday, November 22 called for an increase in the disability pension of disabled veterans which has remained stagnant for almost three decades already. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said there is an urgent need to upgrade the 28-year old disability pension of disabled veterans, noting that the P1,000 to P1,700 monthly pension for…
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