Reelectionist Sen. Joel Villanueva wants to double the monthly social pension of senior citizens to P1,000, saying that it is the least the government could do for a sector that is one of the worst-hit by the pandemic, rising cost of fuel, and inflation.
Reelectionist Senator Joel Villanueva wants to double the monthly social pension of senior citizens to P1,000, saying that it is the least the government could do for a sector that is one of the worst-hit by the pandemic, rising cost of fuel, and inflation.
The senator from Bulacan reiterated the call to increase the pension during a meeting with senior citizens in Quezon City Thursday, April 21. He said that elderly Filipinos have waited for more than a decade for this increase since the enactment of the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. “In fact, the Expanded Senior Citizens Act already provides for a two-year review of the stipend. Once passed into law, we will make sure that the regularity of the review is enforced so that the rate of the pension keeps up with the times,” he said.
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