Manila releases seniors' subsidy
Manila Mayor Maria Sheilah Lacuna-Pangan
MANILA Mayor Maria Sheilah Lacuna-Pangan said on Thursday that the subsidy for the city’s senior citizens will be released next week.
The schedule of the payout, covering 896 barangay (villages), was posted on the city’s official Facebook page.
Under Manila’s social amelioration program, each senior citizen will receive a monthly assistance of P500.
During the payout that will begin on May 13, each senior citizen will be receiving P2,000 each, covering the months of January to April of this year.
The Office of Senior Citizens’ Affairs said there are around 180,000 senior citizens in the city.