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Sen. Mark Villar poses with retired officers and employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday.
STAR / File
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Foreign Affairs retirees will now get expanded benefits after Senate Bill No. 2863 was signed into law on May 2 as Republic Act No. 12181, An Act Adjusting the Monthly Benefits of the Retirees of the DFA.
In sponsoring the bill, Sen. Mark Villar raised the problems of retired DFA officers and employees.
“Imagine an ambassador who has spent decades representing our country, safeguarding our national interests abroad, and being the face of the Philippines in foreign lands. Now, picture this same individual after a lifetime of service, struggling to make ends meet for their daily and medical needs,” he said.
The law aims to provide a monthly pension differential and gratuity benefit for DFA employees receiving a monthly pension from the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).
With the steady increase in the prices of goods and services, Villar underlined the importance of RA 12181, especially for those who retired years ago, in order for their pensions to be at par with the benefits received by recently retired personnel.
The newly passed law allows qualified retirees to receive a monthly pension differential, which is the difference between the adjusted monthly pension computed by the DFA and the actual monthly pension provided by the GSIS to the DFA retiree, to be multiplied by an adjustment factor determined by the DFA.
