MANILA, Philippines - Gagawaran ng posthumous promotion ng PNP ang 44 bayaning SAF na nagbuwis ng buhay sa Maguindanao.
“With this promotion, all financial benefits and pension due to the surviving kin will be computed based on the salary scale of the new rank,” ayon kay PNP Officer in Charge P/Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina.
Ang mga kuwalipikadong dependents ng mga nasawing SAF commandos ay tatanggap ng death benefits mula P1.5M hanggang P2M.
“Death benefits for policemen killed in line of duty include P250,000 from the President’s Social Fund; between P141,000 up to P181,000 as Special Financial Assistance (SFA) from the PNP; burial benefits worth P50,000; and P200,000 gratuity from the National Police Commission,” ani PNP spokesman C/Supt. Generoso Cerbo.
Ang lahat ng PNP na miyembro ng Public Safety Mutual Benefit Fund ay makakatanggap din ng death insurance mula P225,0000 hanggang P417,000 depende sa ranggo ng mga ito.
“These death benefits are on top of the monthly lifetime pension from the PNP ranging from P15,000 to P25,000 depending on rank; and roughly the same amount of pension for five years from the Napolcom,” sabi ng opisyal.