BAGUIO CITY--- Five hundred
seventy one senior citizens have been added to the list of
beneficiaries of the Social Pension Program (SSP) of the Department
of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)- Cordillera for this year.
DSWD regional director
Leonardo Reynoso said the additional 571 beneficiaries have been identified
from the “good performing” municipalities which have accomplished
100 percent distribution rate of stipend.
In Abra, these are
from the municipalities of Bucay, Bucloc, Daguioman, Danglas,
Dolores, La Paz, Lagayan, Langiden, Manabo, Pidigan, San Isidro, San
Juan, San Quintin, Tayum, Tubo and Villavisiocia.
In Apayao are the
municipalities of Calanasan, Conner, Flora, Kabugao, Luna, Pudtol and Sta.
Marcela.
In Benguet are
the towns of Bokod, Kabayan and Mankayan.
Additional
recipients in Ifugao are from Kiangan, Lagawe, Lamut, Mayoyao, Tinoc and
Alfonso Lista while in Kalinga are from Lubuagan, Pasil, Rizal and
Tabuk. In Mountain Province are from the municipalities
of Besao, Bauko and Sabangan.
There were
9,090 social pensioners in the region at beginning of
the year, and the record now is 9,661 with a
total allocation of P 28,983,000.00 for their social
pension for July to December 2013.
The social pension
expansion, Reynosa said is a result of the efforts of the government to provide social
services and assistance to the disadvantaged sector of the society while
providing incentive to those who have exerted efforts to improve themselves
The SSP distribution
is intended to augment the basic needs of the senior citizens, including
medicine and other nutritional and health needs.
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