Bill na magbibigay ng cash gifts sa senior citizens sa edad na 80, aprubado na ng Senado

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00:00 Good news for our grandparents, the Senate passed a bill that gives cash gifts to senior citizens

00:09 who are just in their 80s.

00:11 This will show the early recognition of senior citizens.

00:15 Here is Rod Lagusan's report.

00:17 Grandma Daisy and Grandma Maria are happy because they won't wait to be centenarians

00:25 to receive a cash gift from the government that is only for those who are 100 years old.

00:31 Whether it's the Senate Bill No. 2028 or the Expanding the Coverage of the Centenarians Act.

00:37 Of course, it will help our senior citizens.

00:42 I hope that at our age, we won't be able to join the government.

00:48 I hope we can join the government.

00:50 It will help us a lot because we are getting older and we need to be in the government.

00:58 I will do what I need to do.

01:02 Because senior citizens who are in their 80s can receive P10,000.

01:09 If they are in their 90s, they can receive P20,000.

01:15 And P100,000 if they are in their 100s.

01:19 According to Senator Amy Marcos, the sponsor of the bill,

01:22 the life expectancy of Filipino men is 79 years old,

01:26 while for women, it is 83 years old.

01:29 I hope that everyone will support it.

01:32 The problem is, how many of us are reaching 100 years?

01:36 For our grandparents, comorbidities, high blood pressure, diabetes, started.

01:44 That's why we want to know those who are reaching 80, 80 and 90.

01:51 Through this, the senior citizens are being given recognition.

01:56 Somehow, they will reach a little grace.

02:00 They say to us, "The grass will be cut down if the horse is dead."

02:05 But most of them are not reaching that age.

02:09 According to the bill, the Philippine Statistics Authority

02:13 together with the Department of Interioral Local Government,

02:16 Department of Information and Communications Technology,

02:18 and local government units,

02:20 created a data management system that will record the necessary information

02:24 that is included in the bill.

02:26 Rod Laguzad, for the Morning Show of the City,

02:29 Rise and Shine, Philippines.