Several public faculty academics on Sunday known as on the federal government to decrease their optionally available retirement age to 57 to permit them to take pleasure in their retirement advantages whereas they’re nonetheless sturdy sufficient to take action.
To promote this advocacy and to rejoice World Teacher’s Month, round 200 academics held a motorcade in Mandaluyong City Sunday, Luisito Santos reported on Super Radyo dzBB.
“‘Yung panawagan namin ay ibaba na po ‘yung dapat na mag-retire na si teacher para rin po mapakinabangan naman po ni teacher ang kanyang retirement. Hindi ‘yung at the age of 60, at the age of 65, si teacher ay ipinagbibili na lang ng gamot ang kanilang retirement pay,” Miriam Villa Ignacio, president of Mandaluyong Federation of Public School Teachers Association, mentioned.
(Our name is to decrease academics’ retirement age in order that they will reap the benefits of their retirement. At the age of 60 or 65, academics typically simply use their retirement pay to purchase medicines.)
The academics additionally appealed for a wage improve, decreasing their working hours, rising their medical advantages, and offering them with hazard pay, amongst others.
In January, the House of Representatives permitted on second studying the invoice reducing the optionally available retirement age for presidency staff from 60 to 56 years previous. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
