By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Good news for the country’s citizens!
Senior Citizens party-list Representative Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes has disclosed that Congress has approved a bill granting P100,000 to every senior citizen who reaches 100 years old.
Aside from this, Ordanes who chairs the House Committee on Senior Citizens Affairs on Thursday (December 7) further bared that the bicameral conference committee also agreed to set at P10,000 the cash gift to be given to Filipino seniors within one year from when they turn 80, 85, 90, and 95.
He expressed hope that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will immediately sign the bill into law
“With the work on the reconciled bill done, the next steps would be ratification by both chambers and then sending the bill to Malacañang for [President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s] signature,” Ordanes noted.
The Senior Citizens party-list solon explained that lawmakers have agreed on the need for the Senate-proposed Elderly Data Management System.
He promised that the House of Representatives and Senate will also look for ways to make sure the funding source is identified “to ensure its implementation.”
Diskarteng Pinoy lauds Congress
The Diskarteng Pinoy regional party in Region 7 also lauded Congress for the bill passage that gives more benefits to senior citizens.
“This approval of Congress for this initiative would redound to more benefits to our countrymen most especially the senior population, who, for us at Diskarteng Pinoy, deserves this kind of appreciation for the service that they have given to the homeland,” Pepe Sollano, Diskarteng Pinoy spokesman, said.
“It is laudable for Congress to have this kind of a measure which for us would also merit the approval of the Upper Chamber and finally, President Bongbong Marcos.”
Diskarteng Pinoy is a newly-formed labor and livelihood-oriented political organization based in Cebu boasting a huge regional membership.
(ai/mnm)
