A retired soldier lives in the streets after his relatives claimed his monthly pension

His family took all of his hard-earned money and forced him out of their home.

Soldiers are the brave people who risk their own lives just to protect their country. They have to endure the pain of not being able to see their families for a long time and the possible risk of not being able to see their families again.

People join the military for all kinds of reasons. But one thing is for sure, soldiers want to serve their country and learn to live with honor and respect. Sadly, not every soldier’s sacrifice is rewarded, and some even return home with nothing to show it for. But what is more heartbreaking is that these soldiers are not even treated as heroes by their own families.



When a soldier retires from his job, it sure is a happy moment for the family because they can now spend more time with their family member who was not able to be with them for a long time. However, it is a sad truth that there are some families who prefer to take the hard earned money of a soldier and use it to their advantage.

Just like in the case of one retired soldier who is now living in the streets after his monthly pension was reportedly taken by his heartless relatives and left him with nothing.

Narciso Dela Cruz Alpas, better known by locals as “Tatay Isok” was left in the streets, homeless and hungry after he retired from being a soldier. Apparently, his family took his monthly pension and never gave him a single penny until he was forced out of his home.



Definitely Filipino identified the veteran as Retired M. Sgt. Narciso Alpas who served on the 356 ES of the 355th Aviation Engineering wing of the Philippine Air Force before he became part of the 710 Special Operations Wing of PAF, an elite combined unit of the Philippine Air Force.

The "All About the Philippines" Facebook page says in its post that the pitiful veteran has been living in the streets for a long time already and he could no longer name the relative who claims his pension. He had somehow forgotten the name of the relative because of the suffering he has gone through while trying to live in the streets.



“We are deeply saddened about the condition of one of our retired personnel, Staff Sergeant Narciso ‘Tatay Isok’ Dela Cruz Alpas PAF, who was seen roaming around uncared for and even sleeping on the streets of the Municipality of Sibalom, Antique,” the PAF said in a statement through social media. “The case of SSg Alpas (ret) is a serious matter that we in the Philippine Air Force cannot disregard.”

A retired Msg/CPO like him receives PHP 29,945 monthly pension plus another PHP 14,972.50 a month for the long pay according to the AFP Finance Center. Such amount could properly support the retiree’s needs.



Considering how hard the life of a soldier is, it is so heartbreaking to see someone who risked their life for their country to be suffering this way.

Apparently, his family took everything he had and left him in the streets. Tatay Isok started sleeping anywhere he can, including in canals. He was also hit by a tricycle and is now having a hard time walking.



Thankfully, Tatay Isok was taken out of the streets by his comrades with the help of the Philippine Air Force, and was turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region VI for legal custody. With regards to his pension, the PAF said that they already sent their personnel to take care of some pertinent documents.