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3K seniors in Bislig City get local social pension grants

By Alexander Lopez

June 10, 2022, 6:21 pm

<p><strong>SUPPORT TO SENIORS.</strong> Some 2,999 senior citizens from 24 barangays in Bislig City receive their local social pension during the three-day distribution activity from June 8-10, 2022. Each of the senior citizens received a PHP2,000 cash grant covering the months of March to June. <em>(Photo courtesy of Bislig CIO)</em></p>

SUPPORT TO SENIORS. Some 2,999 senior citizens from 24 barangays in Bislig City receive their local social pension during the three-day distribution activity from June 8-10, 2022. Each of the senior citizens received a PHP2,000 cash grant covering the months of March to June. (Photo courtesy of Bislig CIO)

BUTUAN CITY – At least 2,999 senior citizens in Surigao del Sur’s city of Bislig have benefited from the June 8-10  distribution of social pension monetary assistance in the area.

“The three-day distribution activity was facilitated by the city social welfare office at the Bislig City Cultural and Sports Center,” the city information office (CIO) said in a statement Friday.

CIO said the beneficiaries came from the city’s 24 barangays.

“Each of the beneficiaries received PHP2,000 local social pension grants,” the office said.

 The cash grants represent the PHP500 monthly allowance to the senior citizens in the area for the period of four months, or from March to June.

The social pension is seen to help cater to the needs of senior citizens, especially during the continuing threat of the pandemic. (PNA)

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