85 Ilocos centenarians receive P100,000

>> Thursday, April 1, 2021

By Eva Visperas

DAGUPAN CITY — Eighty-five centenarians from Ilocos region received P100,000 each in financial assistance from the Dept. of Social Welfare and Development this year.
    Data from DSWD-Ilocos office showed beneficiaries included 29 each in Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan, 23 in La Union and four in Ilocos Sur.
    Laoag in Ilocos Norte topped the cities in the region with the most number of centenarians who received the funds within the same period.
    Manaoag in Pangasinan topped municipalities with six beneficiaries.
    Data also showed that 66 female and 19 male centenarians in the region benefited from the DSWD program this year.
    Pangasinan board member Chinky-Perez Tababa authored a resolution seeking to honor and grant cash incentives to centenarians.

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