CEBU CITY – A total of 1,672 senior citizens from the midnorth city of Danao have received a total of PHP5 million in social pension, a social welfare official said on Tuesday.
Tonyson Luther Lee, assistant regional director for administration of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7), said each of the senior citizen received the quarterly PHP3,000 social pension, representing PHP1,000 for each month.

The payout was initiated by the City Social Welfare Development Office (CSWDO) of the local government of Danao after selection and validation process conducted by the social welfare agency.

Aside from being at least 60 years old, beneficiaries of the DSWD Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC), need to be a Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines for at least six months, with no permanent source of income, no regular support from family or relatives, and not receiving a pension from the Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), Armed Forces and Police Mutual Benefit Association, Inc., or any other insurance company.

“We have a strict selection and validation process for the senior citizen social pension,” Lee told the Philippine News Agency. (PNA)