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Senate Advances Major Pension Reform Bill to Address $304M Shortfall

Plan shifts to savings-style accounts, raises retirement age and contributions By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang NGERULMUD, Palau (April 6, 2026) — “The numbers are clear … now the only remaining step is the political will to see this through,” Sen. Mark Rudimch said as lawmakers advanced a major bill to reform Palau’s Civil Service Pension Plan. […]

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Inabo Accuses Senate of Sidestepping Constitution in Cabinet Nomination Dispute

By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Feb 17, 2026)— Senator Rukebai Kikuo Inabo is challenging how the Senate has handled two of President Surangel Whipps Jr.’s key nominees, saying her colleagues have sidestepped the Constitution’s “advice and consent” duty by blocking full Senate votes and mischaracterizing the record in committee reports. Senator Inabo questions Senate leadership […]

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