A total of 6,072 elderly individuals from Basilan province received their social pension benefits equivalent to a total of PhP 36,432,000.00 under the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program.
The Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) facilitated the release of the social pension grants from September 18 to 27, 2021 in Al-Barka, Tipo-Tipo, Akbar, Tuburan, Sumisip, Ungkaya Pukan, Maluso, Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Lamitan City, Lantawan, Tabuan Lasa, and Hadji Muhtamad.
The Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens is one of the provisions of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 (Republic Act 9994) that is being managed by MSSD in the Bangsamoro Region.
The PhP 500.00 monthly stipend augments the daily subsistence and other medical needs of indigent senior citizens who are not GSIS or SSS pensioners, and who have no permanent source of income, compensation or financial assistance from relatives to support their basic needs.
MSSD would like to acknowledge the support of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) of Basilan, the eleven (11) Municipal Social Welfare Development Offices (MSWDO), the City Social Welfare Development Office of Lamitan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Philippine National Police for all the assistance during the two-week long payout in Basilan.
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