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Thursday, April 6, 2017
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ILOILO City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 will soon release cash incentives totaling P36 million to 360 centenarians in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental province.
DSWD’s central office already downloaded the amount to the regional office.
They were now processing the needed documents for the release of the cash incentives, said Judith-Tanate Barredo, focal person for older persons of DSWD-6.
As specified in Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016, Filipinos 100 years old, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad, will receive awards and incentives that include a centenarian gift of P100,000 and a Letter of Felicitation signed by the President from the national government thru DSWD.
Llocal government units (LGU) were directed, too, to give awards and incentives. The amount for the cash incentive will be determined thru a resolution/ordinance.
Barredo said DSWD-6 has validated 360 centenarians in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, in 2016.
Under the law, the release of the awards and incentives is set on the first Sunday of October, declared as the National Respect for Centenarians Day (NRCD) in line with the Elderly Filipino Week celebration or during the actual birthday of the centenarian.
However, considering the age of the beneficiaries, DSWD will release the centenarian gift before the end of April for 2016 identified beneficiaries.
To date, out of the 360 centenarians listed in 2016, 38 reportedly died already.
Centenarians who died upon the effectivity of the law will still be given a centenarian gift to be received by the nearest surviving relative/family.
For 2017, a total of 27 centenarians have been reported by city / municipal social welfare development offices (C/MSWDOs).
Barredo requested C/MSWDOs to submit names of those who will be turning 100 years old in 2018 and start preparing the documents required for the awards and incentives. These include birth certificate or Philippine passport for overseas Filipino centenarians.
For non-availability of the primary document, any of the following IDs may also be accepted: Senior Citizens ID card issued by the Head of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), other Philippine-government issued identification cards such as Land Transportation Office-issued driver’s license, social security cards like the Government Service Insurance System / Social Security System, Professional Regulation Commission license, Philippine Postal ID, voter’s ID, etc showing Filipino citizenship and year of birth as a reference point for the centenarian’s eligibility for the awards and incentives.
Any two of the following secondary documents may also be accepted in the absence of primary IDs: (1) Marriage Certificate of the centenarian issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or the Local Civil Registrar (2) Birth Certificate of children borne by/of the centenarian issued by the PSA of the local Civil Registrar (3) Affidavit executed by two(2) disinterested persons aged 80 years old who have personal knowledge of the centenarian’s date or birth or actual age, (4) Old school or Employment records showing date of birth of centenarian (5) baptismal and/or Confirmation records certified by the parish church and other religious denominations, etc. (PIA-Iloilo/PN)
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