00:00 House Deputy Speaker J.J. Suarez has repeatedly stated that there is no way to reduce the pension of retired government workers and military personnel in the country.
00:12 But according to a senator's allegation, the Congress started the pension fund to provide assistance for the Kaposangkita Program or AKAP,
00:23 which is for the near-poor beneficiaries. J.J. Suarez said that the government and military pensioners should not be held accountable
00:32 because the fund is sufficient for this purpose and it will not be exhausted.
00:36 All the provisions included in the 2024 National Budget have been thoroughly studied and there is no realignment
00:46 that happened unknowingly or by the two members of Congress.
