6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (359+ words) BUSINESSES that hire senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) could soon receive tax incentives under a proposed ordinance filed by Davao City Councilor Lorenzo Benjamin Villafuerte. Villafuerte, chair of the City Council's Committee on Social Services, said he hopes…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (352+ words) THE Davao City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) announced that qualified Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the city are set to receive their annual cash subsidy of P1, 500 this month. Julie Dayaday, head of the CSWDO, said that under the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (424+ words) The Mandaue City Council approved an ordinance to increase annual financial assistance for senior citizens to P11, 000 for 2026 and P12, 000 annually starting in 2027. The payout schedule has been adjusted to two tranches per year occurring in June and November, replacing the previous…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (354+ words) THE Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao (DSWD-Davao) reported that it distributed about P111 million in cash assistance to senior citizens in Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Occidental. DSWD-Davao said it distributed the assistance from June 8 to June…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (396+ words) Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival is reviewing Executive Order 077, which requires original Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (Osca) IDs for beneficiaries to claim their quarterly financial assistance of P3, 000. Councilor Pastor "Jun" Alcover Jr. urged the City Government to allow…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (443+ words) A TOTAL of 4, 611 senior citizens across Davao Region are set to receive P47. 73 million in cash incentives during the second quarter of 2026 under Republic Act No. 11982, or the Expanded Centenarian Act, according to the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC)-Davao…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (219+ words) Some eight senior citizens received P100, 000 each as a cash gift from the Provincial Government of Pampanga. The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) facilitated the distribution of cash incentives for the elderly aged 95 years old and above. Governor Lilia…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (200+ words) Meanwhile, the PSA-Davao reported that it has surpassed its first-quarter target for National ID registration under the National ID System." As of March 31, 2026, a total of 46, 330 individuals have been registered, exceeding the target of 34, 060 and achieving a 136. 02 percent completion rate....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (154+ words) Sun Star Publishing Inc. The local government of Angeles City honored three senior citizens who have reached the age of 100. Through the Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), Mayor Carmelo "Jon" Lazatin II led an event for Rosita F. Marquez, Felipa…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1093+ words) THE arrest of a 68-year-old harmonica player in downtown Cebu City has prompted lawmakers to push for a major review of the city's Anti-Mendicancy Ordinance, with several councilors questioning whether existing laws are already outdated and no longer responsive to…...