May 23, 2025

Tag: Elderly Support

  • DSWD-Calabarzon Allocates PHP4 Billion for Over 330,000 Needy Elderly in 2024

    In a significant move to support the elderly, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the Calabarzon region has disbursed PHP4 billion to more than 330,000 indigent senior citizens this year. This initiative falls under the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens program, aimed at providing financial assistance to the region’s most vulnerable…

    Written by

    Rodel Jacinto

  • Over 190,000 Elderly in Caraga Region Benefit from 2024 Social Pension Program

    In 2024, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) successfully distributed social pensions to over 190,000 underprivileged senior citizens in the Caraga region. According to a recent DSWD report, each senior received a monthly allowance of PHP1,000, amounting to PHP12,000 annually. The total disbursement for the year reached over PHP2.2 billion. The DSWD highlighted…

    Written by

    Rodel Jacinto

  • Borongan City Boosts Elderly Support with Doubled Monthly Allowance

    In a move to enhance the welfare of its senior citizens, Borongan City in Eastern Samar has decided to double the monthly financial assistance provided to its elderly residents. Starting in 2025, the monthly allowance will increase from PHP500 to PHP1,000, following the approval of a local ordinance last year. This decision was spearheaded by…

    Written by

    Danilo Alvarado