MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed a bill proposing a P500 increase in the minimum monthly social pension of indigent senior citizens.
Sotto filed Senate Bill No. 2243 which seeks to amend the Senior Citizens Act and raise the amount of social pension for indigent senior citizens.
Under the measure, indigent senior citizens are entitled to a monthly social pension of at least P1,000.
“To address their pressing needs, this bill seeks to provide an additional financial assistance to indigent senior citizens. This is in the form of a monthly stipend amounting to an additional [P500] from the current social pension, for a total of [P1,…
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