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P1M CASH GIFT TO CENTENARIANS BILL GETS HOUSE OK

A measure seeking to grant additional benefits to Filipino centenarians hurdled third reading approval at the House of Representatives. The chamber approved House Bill 10647 with 193 affirmative votes, zero negative votes, and no abstention. The bill proposes amendments to Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. Those who reach the age of […]

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GIVE CASH GIFTS TO OCTOGENARIANS, NONAGENARIANS – ZUBIRI

Senior citizens need not wait to reach 100 years old to get cash incentives from the government. According to a proposal from Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr., senior citizens 80 years old and above will be given a cash gift and a letter of felicitation by the government. […]

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DIVIDE DISTRIBUTION OF P100,000 INCENTIVE TO CENTENARIAN – REVILLA

Various groups representing the senior citizen sector expressed their support for Senator Bong Revilla’s proposed amendment of Republic Act 10868, “An Act Honoring and Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Filipino Centenarians,” or the “Centenarians Act of 2016.” During the public hearing of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development joint with […]