
Camille Villar
MANILA, Philippines – With the implementation of the Expanded Centenarians Act of 2024 (Republic Act No. 11982) in full swing, senatorial candidate Camille Villar lauded the administration’s transfer to prioritize the welfare of our senior residents.
“It’s about time we put to work the regulation offering further advantages for our lolos and lolas, our senior residents. They deserve the very best,” she mentioned, including she follows by coronary heart the Filipinos’ custom to proceed to supply care, love and respect our senior residents.
“Now, that they’ve reached their sundown years, we should allow them to understand how a lot we take care of them and ease their a few of their monetary burdens.”
Underneath the regulation, senior residents get P10,000 money advantages as soon as they attain 80 years previous and each 5 years thereafter as much as 95. They get a sum of P100,000 upon reaching their a centesimal birthday.
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Camille Villar
Villar issued the assertion after President Marcos led the inaugural distribution of money items to the certified beneficiaries of the Expanded Centenarians Act of 2024 (Republic Act No. 11982) on the Heroes Corridor in Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (February 26, 2025).
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Villar, who’s operating for the Senate within the 2025 midterm polls, vowed to proceed pushing for measures that may assist senior residents.
She had beforehand expressed assist for the Expanded Centenarians Act of 2024.
She additionally supported the Rationalization of Incapacity Pension for Veterans (Republic Act 11958), which will increase the month-to-month pension for veterans and their beneficiaries, making certain their continued assist as a recognition of their service to the nation.