00:00In the upcoming Christmas, we have good news for the senior citizens of Binan, Laguna.
00:05They have just received a 3,000 pesos additional pension.
00:09This is the news center of Louisa Erispe.
00:14Christmas is known as a happy occasion for the youth.
00:19It is a time to give gifts and different kinds of gifts.
00:23But some local governments don't want the children to be happy this Christmas.
00:28Even the elderly, they want to see a big smile on their faces.
00:33That's why in Binan, Laguna, the local government divided the pension to 18,500 senior citizens of Lungson.
00:43Not all LGUs can give this.
00:46For us, especially the senior citizens, PWD and solo parents, we also have a program for them.
00:55We will improve the services for PWD, solo parents, senior citizens, and health services for Lungson.
01:03Every senior citizen received a 3,000 pesos additional pension from July to December.
01:11Aside from the pension they receive from the national government,
01:15Nanay Erispe is one of the recipients.
01:18It is almost impossible for them to get her husband's pension.
01:22Ania, this is just right this Christmas.
01:25Thank you very much.
01:26I am happy that my situation is like this.
01:31There is no discrimination.
01:34When I buy medicine, because there is not enough medicine.
01:38And if there is too much, I will give it to my grandchildren.
01:46The LGU said that they will divide the local pension not only because of the election.
01:51The LGU has been planning this program for a long time and they passed it as an ordinance.
01:56The LGU plans to apply for an exemption from the spending ban in the upcoming election.
02:02Maybe next month, early next month, we will apply for an exemption from our programs.
02:08And this pension is included.
02:09Or else, we will give it to them before the election ban begins.
02:13Because this is regular.
02:16We have been doing this for a long time.
02:18Senior citizens will look for it.
02:20But we will never use this as a political tool.
02:24The Commission on Elections said that there is no problem for the LGU to divide the aid
02:30because premature campaigning is no longer prohibited.
02:33They will just buy from those who will run in the upcoming election period.
02:38This is already avoided because they may be disqualified.
02:41Meanwhile, yesterday, the Comelec and National Bureau of Investigation signed an agreement
02:47for the creation of a task force against giving,
02:50where the ways of vote buying will also be examined using digital wallets
02:55like GCash, Paymaya, and others.
02:58Luisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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