Davao City –Some 59 senior citizens will receive social pension while another five will receive wheelchairs during the culminating program of the Elderly Filipino Week on Wednesday, October 14 at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Office.
Starting off at 1:30 p.m., the older persons will undergo PhilHealth Registration and will be serenaded by the DSWD Kural and by fellow oldies at DSWD Home for the Aged in Tagum City. They will also be treated to a foot spa.
Theme for this year is Igalang ang Nakatatanda at ang Kanilang mga Karapatan.
Other regional events for the weeklong celebration are radio guesting at DXRD Sonshine Radio and DXAB ABS-CBN, orientation on RA 9994 or The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, orientation on Social Pension, tour in historical spots in Tagum City and Elderly Got Talent.
The Davao City Office of Senior Citizens Affairs and the City Social Services and Development Office have organized a dance and chorale competition and a Search for Mutya ng Senior Citizens slated on Friday, October 9 at SM City Davao Activity Centre.
Also on Friday during the 17th ARENA Serbisyo Caravan, some 224 seniors in Compostela town will receive their social pension.
Other cities, municipalities and provinces throughout the region are also conducting activities to advocate and protect the rights and privileges of senior persons.
To date, some 59,465 social pensioners in Davao Region are enjoying their P 500 monthly pension while DSWD XI has disbursed a total of P 267,592,500.00 social pension funds since January 2015. (DSWD)
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