Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., on Wednesday, December 18 urged the National Commission of Senior citizens (NCSC) to fully implement the Expanded Centenarian Law or Republic Act 11982 in January 2025. Revilla warned the NCSC it will face the ire of the country’s senior citizens and...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Sept. 5 reiterated the requirements that centenarians or their families must fulfill to receive the P100,000 cash gift provided under Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. DSWD Assistant Secretary and...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (center) next to House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PCO) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has commended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for enacting two measures aimed at uplifting the lives of senior...
(Photo from Pixabay) The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) on Tuesday, Feb. 27 said it aims to expedite the creation of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 11982, which will provide benefits to Filipinos who turn 80, 85, 90, and 95 years old. “Gagawin po...
The national government has already paid out an aggregate of P1.2-billion in cash gifts to Filipinos who have reached the age of 100 years, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Monday. Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, said a total of 12,186 Filipinos have...
Rewarding a Filipino who reaches 101 years old with P1 million cash is among the legislative proposals that the House of Representatives aims to pass with the remaining six session days left before Congress adjourns for the campaign period early February. HOR plenary pandemic The House Committee on...
