30/11/2023
Is retirement age of 56 already approved in the Philippines?
31 January 2023 08:01:50 PM. VOTING 268 against one and one abstention, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill lowering the optional retirement age for government personnel from 60 years to 56 years. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G .Jan 31, 2023.
So the decision is ours to retire at this age and squared the cycle to begin another journey that may improve our living condition against odds situation and meantime paving the way for fresh bloods to render public services.
and this law Republic Act No. 10911
The Republic Act No. 10911 or the “Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act” was passed in 2016 in the Philippines to battle the unlawful discrimination to employees and workers against their age. The law prohibits arbitrary age limitations in the hiring of applicants, as well as, the dismissal and retirement of employees. But remind this statement, However, there are exceptions or situations when it shall be lawful for an employer to set age limitations in employment. The law aims to promote equal work opportunities for everyone.
