SENIOR CITIZENS WELFARE

SENIOR CITIZENS WELFARE. Senator Imee Marcos, chair of the Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, presides over a public hearing on several measures concerning the welfare and privileges of senior citizens, at the Senate in Pasay City on Wednesday (April 24, 2024). Marcos urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to expand the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to include unconditional cash transfers for bedridden senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Attending the hearing were (inset photo) chair of the National Commission of Senior Citizens Franklin Quijano and DSWD Undersecretary Aliah Dimaporo. (PNA photos by Avito Dalan)