{
  "id": 3691863,
  "title": "Philippines’ rising military pensions risk triggering budget ‘time bomb’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/philippines-rising-military-pensions-risk-triggering-budget-time-bomb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T07:01:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3365434/philippines-rising-military-pensions-risk-triggering-budget-time-bomb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Philippines’ push for military modernisation is being squeezed by a ballooning pension bill for its troops as fears mount over its ability to finance newer ships, aircraft and other defence assets. The Department of National Defence has proposed spending 142.95 billion pesos (US$2.3 billion) on military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pensions in 2027, out of a total proposed defence budget of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}