9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (612+ words) Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Monday backed the growing push to institutionalize a Universal Social Pension for senior citizens, saying the country has a moral obligation to protect all elderly Filipinos who spent their lives sacrificing for their families…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (282+ words) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 8 (Eastern Visayas) is eyeing the release of PHP3. 49 billion in social pensions to indigent seniors this year, collaborating with local government units (LGUs). Lawyer Jonalyndie Chua, DSWD-8 information officer, said the program will…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (328+ words) The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) has released around PHP45. 29 million to 15, 099 qualified senior citizens as the payout continues under the Social Pension (Soc Pen) Program. DSWD-6 regional information officer Therese Fely Legaste, in an interview…...