The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) welcomed Commo Elson K. Aguilar as its Chief of PVAO Transition Office for the Integration of Pension Systems on 26 July 2021.

The appointment of Commo Aguilar was in consonance with the DND Department Order No. 317 dated 11 August 2021, entitled "Creation of PVAO Transition Office for the Integration of Pension Systems, Commo Aguilar is further designated as the Chief, PVAO Transition Office for the Integration of Pension Systems."

Prior to his reassignment, Commo Aguilar was the Special Presidential Representative of the Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA) in Washington DC, USA for more than four years. He also served as the Philippine Defense and Armed Forces Attaché to the United States from 2012-2015.

He also held office as the Chief of the Management and Fiscal Office of the Intelligence Service, Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) in 2004; Chief of the Foreign Training Branch of the N8 Headquarters Philippine Navy; and Chief of the Administrative Branch of N2.

Apart from overseeing the formulation and implementation of the Transition Plan for the Integrated Pension System, Commo Aguilar shall also supervise the AFP counterpart units/offices in generating the necessary data or information in the integration of the pension systems. He shall also facilitate the development of the Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern (OSSP) for PVAO's takeover of the payment of AFP retirement pension benefits and management of AFP retirement pensioners.

The DND Integrated Pension System under PVAO was established to oversee the smooth and seamless integration of PVAO Veterans and AFP Retirement Pension Systems, and preside over the implementation of the transition plan. Its creation was deemed necessary given the growing interface and commonality in the clientele base of PVAO and AFP PGMC. The new pension system will result to huge savings in the DND budget apart from the operational efficiency that would be attained in managing and administering the AFP retirement and PVAO veterans pension and benefits systems. (PVAO)


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