DAVAO CITY – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares today urged the Senate to immediately pass their counterpart bill to increase Social Security System pension.
Colmenares is the principal author of House Bill No. 5842 that would mandate a P2,000 SSS pension increase across the board.
Colmenares on Monday also led a protest action in front of the SSS to denounce the planned premium increase announced by its president to counter the bill that was passed in Congress.
Colmenares said “we will fight against any premium increase because it will cancel out any relief that would result from the pension hike.”
“I am sure our senators will support the people on this issue and join us in the House in making life easier for our senior citizens by increasing their pension,” he added.
Colmenares said the SSS has more than P400 Billion in assets. “It must give part of the pension fund to its retired members,” he said. (davaotoday.com)
