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Enrile, centenarians guaranteed of P100,000 cash gift this year--solon

Published Feb 11, 2024 05:07 am

At A Glance

  • Filipinos who are turning 100 years old this year are guaranteed to receive the P100,000 centenarian cash gift as there is ample funding for this benefit under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo said.
  • Juan Ponce Enrile will turn 100 on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

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Filipinos who are turning 100 years old this year are guaranteed to receive the P100,000 centenarian cash gift as there is ample funding for this benefit under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo said.

Rillo says that among this year’s beneficiaries of the cash gift is former Senate President and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, who will turn 100 years old on Wednesday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.

“In the 2024 General Appropriations Law, the sum of P186 million has been earmarked for the tax-free cash gift of Filipino centenarians,” Rillo said in a statement on Sunday, Feb. 11.

“We, in Congress, are fully determined to keep up the annual funding for the gift, in recognition of Filipinos who have achieved healthy aging and longevity,” he added.

There have been countless memes online about Enrile's "staying power", and these are expected to go up a notch with his centenarian status. 

Under Republic Act (RA) No. 10868, all Filipinos at the age of 100 years old, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad, are entitled to receive a P100,000 one-time cash gift from the national government.

In the case of Filipino citizens or dual citizens living abroad, the payment is coursed through Philippine embassies and consulates.

Centenarians shall be acclaimed with a letter of facilitation signed by the President congratulating the celebrant for his or her longevity.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) also provides a posthumous plaque of recognition to a deceased centenarian which is presented to their nearest surviving relative.

DSWD has spent more than P1.2 billion on the cash gift of 12,186 centenarians since 2017.

Meanwhile, a proposed law seeking to recognize and reward Filipino octogenarians and nonagenarians is now awaiting the signature of President Marcos.

Once enacted, elderly Filipinos who reach 80 years old would receive a one-time cash gift of P10,000. They would also receive a one-time P10,000 gift upon reaching the “milestones” of 85 years old, 90 years old, and 95 years old.

According to a 2021 World Bank study, the average life expectancy in the Philippines is 71 years, or two years less than the global average of 73 years.

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