IN wake of President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to step up its offensive against the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a lawmaker has made another push to raise the hazard pay of soldiers.

Senator Juan Edgardo Angara has filed Senate Bill 955 seeking to increase the hazard pay of members of the military to 25 percent of their base pay.

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