250 indigent senior citizens receive social pension payout

250 indigent senior citizens receive social pension payout;  Over 270k motor vehicles renew registration in January

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00:00 The land transportation office says more than 270,000 motor vehicles were registered anew in January.

00:07 This and other stories in tonight's national news wrap-up by Soojin Kim.

00:11 Around 250 indigent senior citizens from different barangays in Quezon City received

00:18 their social pension worth six thousand pesos. This payout for the first batch of indigent

00:24 senior citizens also marks the culmination of the Department of Social Welfare and Development

00:29 or DSWD's 73rd founding anniversary. DSWD Secretary Rex Gachalian expresses his gratitude to President

00:38 Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. as well as the First Lady for recognizing and prioritizing the welfare of

00:44 senior citizens. More than 270,000 motor vehicles had their expired registrations renewed from

00:52 January 1 to 31. The Land Transportation Office or LTO also reported the highest number of vehicle

00:58 registration renewals was from the National Capital Region with more than 48,000. According

01:04 to LTO Assistant Secretary Vigoro Mendoza, the agency has been monitoring regional offices to

01:10 promote the no registration, no travel policy. This to check the status of the road safety

01:15 initiatives and observe each of the regional offices' programs, projects and good practices.

01:21 Soojin Kim for The Nation.