Seniors speak out on veto of P2,000 pension hike
Seniors speak out on veto of P2,000 pension hike
By MARYA SALAMAT
MANILA — Magdalena Barroga, a community leader and SSS pensioner, was one of the senior citizens who protested morning of January 28, in-front of the SSS Branch along Shaw Boulevard in Pasig City. She wanted to add her voice to the nationwide call for Congress to override President Aquino’s January 12 veto of their desired P2,000 ($42.55) pension increase for senior citizens. It took five years, many hearings and compromises on the proposed amount of pension hike before Congress passed the P2,000 pension hike that Aquino refused to sign.
Senior citizens like Barroga have been more vocal lately. Leaders of various senior citizens’ groups have also been heard calling on their fellow seniors to support the calls for P2,000 pension hike.
Barroga is also a member of the Senior Citizens organization of Pasig, and a pensioner who receives only P1,200 ($25.53) per month.
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