DILG warns vs fake info on seniors' pension hike
>> Friday, May 19, 2023
BAGUIO CITY --The Dept. of the Interior and Local
Government Cordillera urged the public to refrain from spreading unverified and
misleading information regarding the status of the bill amending social pension
for indigent senior citizens program.
“We would like to call on our kailyans to refrain from disseminating false and misleading information, particularly on social media platforms, because it might cause confusion and panic,” said DILG CAR regional wirector Araceli San Jose.
San Jose warned the general public to be more vigilant and discerning in their consumption of information, as one of the schemes involved copying the icon and logo or even the actual website of the NCSC to make it appear official or legitimate.
She said as of today, the bill amending Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program into the Universal Pension Program which will then cover both pensioners and non-pensioners still has not been approved in the House of Representatives.
The Universal Social Pension is a proposal that states that all senior citizens, regardless of their financial situation or economic class, are entitled to a monthly stipend.
"The program's implementation has not yet been transferred from the Department of Social Welfare and Development to the NCSC,” she added. “Thus, submitting the Senior Citizen Data Form is not required in order to qualify for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program.”
The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) recently released a public advisory aimed at cautioning senior citizens regarding rumors and disinformation pertaining to various issues.
“These issues include the distribution of social pensions to indigent senior citizens, as well as the transfer of functions and duties of senior citizen-related benefits and programs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the NCSC,” she said.
In an official statement, NCSC Chair lawyer Franklin Quijano said while it is factual that RA 11916 mandates a 100 percent increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens – from P500 to P1,000 – it would still need to be funded by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and could only go into effect once the National Treasury has allocated the necessary funds.
"Currently, only around 4.1 million of the total 12.2 million indigent senior citizens receive a monthly social pension of P500, but that will soon be doubled under RA 11916 once it receives funding from DBM," he said. -- PMTG/DILG CAR
“We would like to call on our kailyans to refrain from disseminating false and misleading information, particularly on social media platforms, because it might cause confusion and panic,” said DILG CAR regional wirector Araceli San Jose.
San Jose warned the general public to be more vigilant and discerning in their consumption of information, as one of the schemes involved copying the icon and logo or even the actual website of the NCSC to make it appear official or legitimate.
She said as of today, the bill amending Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program into the Universal Pension Program which will then cover both pensioners and non-pensioners still has not been approved in the House of Representatives.
The Universal Social Pension is a proposal that states that all senior citizens, regardless of their financial situation or economic class, are entitled to a monthly stipend.
"The program's implementation has not yet been transferred from the Department of Social Welfare and Development to the NCSC,” she added. “Thus, submitting the Senior Citizen Data Form is not required in order to qualify for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program.”
The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) recently released a public advisory aimed at cautioning senior citizens regarding rumors and disinformation pertaining to various issues.
“These issues include the distribution of social pensions to indigent senior citizens, as well as the transfer of functions and duties of senior citizen-related benefits and programs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the NCSC,” she said.
In an official statement, NCSC Chair lawyer Franklin Quijano said while it is factual that RA 11916 mandates a 100 percent increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens – from P500 to P1,000 – it would still need to be funded by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and could only go into effect once the National Treasury has allocated the necessary funds.
"Currently, only around 4.1 million of the total 12.2 million indigent senior citizens receive a monthly social pension of P500, but that will soon be doubled under RA 11916 once it receives funding from DBM," he said. -- PMTG/DILG CAR
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