ILOILO CITY, Oct. 10 (PNA) — A total of 648 elderlies in this city aged 77 years old and above and considered target beneficiaries in the Social Pension Program for indigent senior citizens will receive a total of P3.8 million annual allotment in 2014 divided in four quarters.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development regional office said the 106 target beneficiaries in the first quarter were allotted P159,000; expanded to 135 beneficiaries in the second quarter with P263,500; 138 beneficiaries in the third quarter with P316,500. The fourth quarter beneficiaries are yet to be identified.
The 664 target beneficiaries of Lambunao, Iloilo are allotted with P3.9 million while the 535 beneficiaries of Cabatuan, Iloilo are allotted with P3.2 million for 2014.
The social pension of P500 per month for indigent senior citizens is classified through a survey by the National Housing Targeting System (NHTS) as poor and non-poor as of 2014.
The whole province of Iloilo and Iloilo City has a total 12,915 target beneficiaries for 2014 with an annual amount of P77.4 million divided in the first quarter of P3.3 million, second quarter of P7.8 million and third quarter of P4.9 million.
DSWD is also expecting additional 5,155 beneficiaries in the fourth quarter of this year.
Breaching the more than P2 million annual amount are the municipalities of Miagao with P2.2 million, San Joaquin with P2.8 million, Tigbauan with P2.5 million, Alimodian with P2.2 million, Leon with P.3 million, Janiuay with P2.8 million, Anilao with P2.2 million, Dumangas with P2.4 million, San Enrique with P2 million, and Sara with P2 million. (PNA)