215 centenarians in Pangasinan get P100,000 each
SOME 215 centenarians in Region 1 have been identified and to receive P100,000 cash each as mandated by R.A. 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016.
Data gathered at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 1 office showed that beneficiaries in other provinces were 136 in Ilocos Sur, 133 in Ilocos Norte and 100 in La Union.
So far, 98 centenarians in the region had received their centenarian gifts while 104 are set to received theirs this week while the rest are being still being documented and validated, Iryn Cubangbang, information officer of DSWD Region 1, said.
As part of the annual Elderly Filipino Week, October 1 to 7, the first Sunday of October is hereby declared as National Respect for Centenarians Day during which, all Filipinos who have turned centenarian in the current fiscal year shall be awarded a plaque of recognition and a cash incentive by their respective city or municipal governments in appropriate ceremonies in addition to the Letter of Felicitation and Centenarian Gift.
Cubangbang said the following are towns and cities in Pangasinan with centenarians who have received or will receive P100,000 as of last count and validation process: Agno, Alaminos City, Alcala, Anda, Asingan, Bani, Balungao, Bayambang, Binalonan, Bolinao, Bugallon, Calasiao, Dagupan City, Dasol, Labrador, Lingayen, Mabini, Malasiqui, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Mangatarem, Natividad, Pozorrubio, Rosales, San Carlos, San Fabian, San Manuel, San Nicolas, Sison, Sta. Barbara, Umingan, Urbiztondo and Villasis.
The oldest centenarian in Region 1 is identified only by his first name as Filomeno who is now 114 years old from Sison town.
In Ilocos Norte, their oldest centenarian is a 113-year old woman from Piddig.
In Ilocos Sur, there are two oldest centenarians both aged 109 years old from Magsingal, a woman, and in Quirino, a man.
In La Union, the oldest centenarian is a 113-year-old male from Naguilian.
DSWD learns about centenarians through lists submitted by local government units. (Tita Roces)
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