PNP welcomes DBM release of funds for adjusting pension of retirees

June 17, 2019

The Philippine National Police on Monday welcomed the Department of Budget and Management’s release of funds for pension adjustment of retired PNP personnel. Police General Oscar Albayalde, the PNP chief, said in a press briefing the adjustment will cover the period of June to December 2019 which is equivalent to the base pay scale of active duty police personnel pursuant to the approval by President Rodrigo Duterte of Congress’ Joint Resolution No. 1 that authorizes additional pay for retired military and uniformed personnel.  “The PNP leadership is grateful for this much-deserved pension increase for PNP retirees in recognition of their long years of faithful public service,” said Albayalde. “This manifests the genuine concern of the Duterte administration for the welfare of the men and women of the uniformed services in both active and retired sectors,” he added. Last June 11, DBM released the pension requirements of retired Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) under the Armed Forces of the Philippines - General Headquarters (AFP-GHQ), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). The DBM released P21.7 billion to the PNP. “The recently-released amounts already include the adjustment of the pension of the retired MUPs as indexed to the base pay scale of MUP in the active service covering the period June to December 2019 based on the available funds as certified by the Bureau of the Treasury,” it said in a statement.  Ella Dionisio/DMS