The PVAO renders various types of benefits to our veterans.
Benefits administered or readily available are Educational Benefits,
Disability Pension, Old Age Pension, Death Pension, Medical Care
and Treatment and Burial Benefits. However, not all veterans are
eligible for all the benefits offered. The Educational Benefit and
Disability Benefit are dependent on the number of years in service
and assignment. All other benefits can be availed of by any veteran
and his/her surviving unmarried spouses. To avail of the Old Age
Pension, the veteran should at least be 65 years of age. The veteran
beneficiary should not be receiving a similar pension for the same
consideration from other government funds or from the United States
government. Pension rates as of 1 January 1995 was P 1,500 (U.S.
$ 39.47) and was increased by at least P500 (U.S. $ 13.15) every
1st of January, until it shall be at least P 5,000 (U.S. $ 131.57).
Today, pension rates have reached