NEW MANILA, Quezon City — In line with the Marcos administration's advocacy of promoting the welfare of the country's elderly, the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) has called on senior citizens to apply for the benefits of the Expanded Centenarian law, which would grant them a ₱10,000 cash gift for octogenarians and nonagenarians.

In an advisory, NCSC officer-in-charge and commission member Dr. Mary Jean Loreche clarified that senior citizens will need to apply with local units to be able to receive the cash gift from the national government.
“Kami ay nananawagan sa ating mga nakakatanda na dumulog po sila sa kanilang mga (Office of the Senior Citizens Affair) o kaya sa kanilang LGU (local government unit) upang makakuha ng application,” Loreche reminded those who have not filed their application for the said benefit.

Under Republic Act 11982, or the Amendments to the Centenarian Act, signed by President Ferdinand 'Bonbgong' Marcos Jr. early this year in February, all elderly Filipinos who have reached the ages of 80, 85, 90 and 95 shall receive a cash gift amounting to ₱10,000, effective January 1, 2025.

"This is on top of the ₱100,000 cash gift granted to all Filipinos—whether residing in the Philippines or abroad—once they reach the age of 100," Loreche noted.