Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan announced that the payout of senior citizens allowance will begin on May 13.
A memorandum addressed to all of the city's 896 barangays had been issued for the guidance of the barangay chairs and treasurers.
Lacuna-Pangan said that the copy of the memorandum and schedule of the payout were posted on the official Facebook page of the city.
The Office of Senior Citizens' Affairs (OSCA) headed by Elinor Jacinto had reported that there are about 180,000 senior citizens registered in the city.
Jacinto explained that under the social amelioration program being implemented by the Lacuna administration, each senior citizen receives a monthly financial assistance of P500 from the local government.
During the slated payout, each senior citizen will be receiving P2,000 each to cover the months of January to April 2024.
The mayor said the cash assistance is meant to help in a small way to defray the costs of maintenance medicines for the elderly and augment the free medicines being given in the 44 health centers.