Mayor Honey orders OSCA to update senior citizens list

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna Pangan has directed the Office of Senior Citizens' Affairs (OSCA) to update the list of senior citizens in each of the 896 barangays in Manila.

On Saturday, Feb. 24, the mayor announced that consultative meetings are now being carried out in the six districts of the city to make sure that the existing list is updated.

Lacuna-Pangan assured Manileños that senior citizens who are legitimately residing in Manila will be on the list; those who have passed on or transferred will be noted; those who have recently transferred or turned senior will be included.

She urged the barangays' chairmen, secretaries, and treasurers to attend the meetings.

 OSCA head Elinor Jacinto reiterated the call, saying the said meetings are highly important, especially since the heads and treasurers of each barangay are the ones tasked to implement the payout for senior citizens' allowances.

"Layunin ng mga nasabing pagpupulong na maisaayos at maiwasto ang inihahanda naming senior allowance payroll para sa mga  buwan ng Enero, Pebrero, Marso at Abril 2024 (The meetings are meant to organize and correct the senior allowance payroll for the months of January, February, March and April 2024)," Jacinto explained.

The consultative meetings are being done before the next conduct of the payout of allowances.

The schedules of the meetings are as follows: February 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 & 29, this year.

Under the city's social amelioration package (SAP), there are about 179,000 senior citizens in Manila who receive  P500 monthly financial assistance to assist them with their expenses.