Tboli centenarian Luheng Cayok gets his cash incentive three years after he turned 100.
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines – Verifying the actual age of centenarians among tribal folk in this city has delayed the provision of their monetary incentives, an official of the National Commission for Senior Citizens said.
At the NCSC, Espejo said they are encouraging those with elderly and potential centenarian relatives to register them with the commission or avail of late birth registration to be able to have their kins’ records of births. Cayok and Sambog received an additional P10,000 each from the NCSC which was personally handed to them by Espejo.
Aside from authenticating documents, Bañes said they make personal visits to verify the status of prospective recipients. In this city, centenarians get an additional P100,000 incentive from the city government and those still living receive a monthly medical stipend of P5,000.Espejo said when recipients do not have birth certificates, they initially turn to the relatives in verifying the age, like if a recipient has children who are “at least 70 years old who can give verifiable personal accounts about important events or their family milestones.
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