GOOD NEWS FOR SOLDIERS
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said the House of Representatives will increase by more than double the daily subsistence allowance of the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the 2025 national budget.
The Speaker made the announcement during the fellowship of the House officials with officers and men of the AFP led by Deputy Chief of Staff LtGen Charlton Sean Gaerlan, representing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Romeo Brawner Jr., at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales Friday morning.
“Now, I’ll give you this brief announcement that I hope will make you happy. We, the House of Representatives, have already undertaken that in the forthcoming budget, we shall now include a P15-billion package that will increase, will more than double your 150-peso subsistence allowance to 350,” Romualdez said.
“I repeat, we are more than doubling your subsistence allowance, and that is in due recognition for the overdue increase that we think you have deserved for a long time. And we saw it fit to do this immediately in the forthcoming budget,” he added.
With Speaker Romualdez during the event were House Appropriations Committee Chairman and Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy Co, Zambales 1st District Rep. Jefferson Khonghun, and Camiguin Lone District Rep. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo.
Romualdez said the move to increase the subsistence allowance manifests the solid commitment of the House in taking care not only of the needs of soldiers but of their families as well.
“Know that the House of Representatives recognizes the enormity of the problem and is taking concrete steps to ensure that you have all you need to do your duty and accomplish your mission, free from the constraints that hamper your ability to defend our shores,” he told AFP officers and men.
