This is in response to Inquirer's article, 'Gov't eyes reforms in military personnel's pension to avoid ‘fiscal collapse'' (News, 3/28/23). The article pertains to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno's proposal for a radical change to the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension as part of the government program to address the ballooning government budget deficit and avert possible fiscal collapse. The current MUP pension system covers retirees from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, Philippine Public Safety College, Philippine Coast Guard, and the Bureau of Corrections.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/162626/armed-forces-in-need-of-organizational-soul-searching-to-address-bad-practices-ballooning-pension-services

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