The House of Representatives is unlikely to vote to override President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s rejection of the proposed P2,000 across-the-board monthly pension hike for Social Security System (SSS) retirees.

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. said it would be difficult for the chamber to gather the needed votes to overturn the President’s decision.

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