House panel OKs bill lowering gov't workers' retirement age to 56

MANILA – House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio expressed support on Friday for a committee-approved bill that aims to lower the optional retirement age for government employees, including public school teachers, from 60 to 56. On Thursday, the House Committee on Government Enterprises approved House Bill No. 207. It is a measure co-authored by Rep. Tinio and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Louise Co, proposing an amendment to Section 13-A of Republic Act No. 8291 or the GSIS (Government Service Insurance System) Act of 1997, which mandates the optional retirement age among government workers at 60 […]... Keep on reading: House panel OKs bill lowering gov't workers' retirement age to 56

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer