The Las Piñas City government announced that senior citizens in the city, totaling to 7,182 from Districts 1 and 2, will receive their social pension starting May 27.
Based on a memorandum of agreement signed by Mayor Imelda Aguilar, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region gave a total of P38.502-million to the city government to continue with the distribution of the social amelioration fund.
Aguilar said that the said funding given by the DSWD-NCR will ensure the timely release of grants or payments to the senior citizens and to expedite the implementation of social pension by directly involving local government units , office of the senior citizens, and people’s organizations at the city level.
She explained that the qualified social pension beneficiaries will receive P3,000 as stipend per semester. The LGU shall take responsibility in the proper disposition or disbursement in the implementation of the social pension in accordance with the existing budgeting, accounting, and auditing rules and regulation.
Based on the data of OSCA, a total of 4,114 qualified senior citizens will receive pension from District I, while there are 3,068 beneficiaries from District 2. Aguilar said that beneficiaries will receive their pension for the first and second semesters of 2019 and first semester of 2020.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lolong gustong umuwi ng Visayas, naglakad mula Cavite papuntang Las Piñas
Read more »
Lolong gustong umuwi ng Visayas, naglakad mula Cavite papuntang Las Piñas
Read more »
Proposed health code app sparks anger in ChinaA Chinese local government’s proposal for a post-coronavirus health app that ranks citizens based on their smoking, drinking, exercise and sleep habits has sparked fury online over privacy concerns. | AFP
Read more »
Año: Balik Probinsya arrivals confusion in Leyte an 'isolated incident'The interior secretary says Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez may have received some wrong information – the arrivals were stranded people, not OFWs – although it's true they have not been tested for COVID-19.
Read more »
PhilHealth proposes cheaper COVID-19 test packagePhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales says expenses covered by the agency's COVID-19 test package are bound to drop further this year, denying allegations of overpricing.
Read more »
Singapore: All households with at least 1 Singaporean to receive $100 subsidy on utility billsAll households with at least one Singaporean member will receive a one-off $100 sum to cover their utility bills, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Tuesday. | STcom asianewsnetwork
Read more »