AFP says talk of pension cut ‘baseless, malicious’

AFP condemns fake news alleging Marcos threatened to remove AFP pension

The Armed Forces of the Philippines said there is no truth to circulating social media posts that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. threatened to remove the pension of retired military personnel.

AFP says talk of pension cut ‘baseless, malicious’

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not abolishing the pensions of retired generals despite talk of destabilization allegedly coming from their ranks, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Saturday. “This claim is baseless, malicious and intended to mislead,” the military said in a statement, maintaining that the President did not issue […]...Keep on reading: AFP says talk of pension cut ‘baseless, malicious’

AFP denies removal of retirement benefits

The Armed Forces of the Philippines belied the spread of what it described as false and misleading information on social media claiming that President Marcos had threatened to remove AFP pensions.