War veterans from El Salvador marched to the country's Legislative Assembly on October 31 demanding security from the government over the funding of their pensions.

War veterans of the Armed Forces of El Salvador and the former guerrilla of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), marched to the Legislative Assembly to request the deputies to guarantee the funds for the increase in the amount of the pension that they receive and that was recently offered by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who has ordered that the pension be increased from $ 50 to $ 100, as of January 2020. War veterans have marched since, despite the president's announcement, The funds for this have not been included in the 2020 government budget and they want the members of the Legislative Assembly to ensure that this payment is truly effective. The law indicates that the pension will be $ 300 and that they will be given compensation of $ 3,000, they say they are aware of the economic situation of the country and hope that gradually what is established will be met....