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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Top concerns of military, other uniformed personnel on the Marcos admin’s pension reform proposal

By VERA Files | Jul 12, 2023 2:11 PM

The Philippine Military Academy Class of 1971 told the economic team to first complete a full actuarial study, saying the P9.6 trillion estimate by the GSIS in 2019 to fully fund the pension system is “misleading.” It said the analysis failed to include data on the overall assets of the AFP and other uniformed services.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts on BuCor chief’s statement on allowing PDLs to use gadgets NEED CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Nov 24, 2022 2:48 PM

Some Facebook (FB) posts are making it appear that Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) office- in-charge Gregorio Catapang Jr. has given persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) permission for the free use of mobile gadgets. This needs context. On Nov. 19, a FB page posted a screenshot of Catapang with text that read: “Pwedi (sic) na gumamit […]

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What’s next for those high-profile inmates who ‘died’ of Covid-19?

By Ellen T. Tordesillas | Jul 21, 2020 8:04 PM

Doubts that were raised in reaction to news reports about the death of nine high-profile inmates of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa due to Covid-19 reflect on the zero credibility of the agency that has been embroiled in a number of scandals, the most recent of which was the “freedom for sale” scheme.

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