Indigent senior citizen in Lamitan City, Basilan receives a P6,000 social pension subsidy from the National Government through the Ministry of Social Services and Development (Photo courtesy of MSSD).
COTABATO CITY— In a significant boost to the welfare of vulnerable communities, a total of 2,439 indigent senior citizens in Lamitan City, Basilan, and 807 from Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte, have received their Social Pension (SocPen) subsidies from the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD).
MSSD Regional Social Pension staff distributed P6,000 to each recipient at the Lamitan City gymnasium on Nov. 4-5, covering the P1,000 monthly subsidy for the second semester of 2024, while distribution in Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte took place on Oct. 26, 2024
SocPen is a nationally-funded social protection initiative implemented by the MSSD in BARMM.
It aims to provide monthly stipends to senior citizens from the most disadvantaged and vulnerable sectors, helping them meet their daily needs, such as food and medicine.
“MSSD ensures that no senior citizen is left behind. Makakaasa po kayo na ang Bangsamoro Government at ang MSSD ay kabalikat ninyo sa pagtugon sa mga pangangailangan ng bawat senior citizen sa Bangsamoro region,” said MSSD’s Older Persons and Persons with Disability Welfare Program (OPPWDWP) Focal Sandra Macacua.
[MSSD ensures that no senior citizen is left behind. We assure you that the Bangsamoro Government and the MSSD worked hand in hand to respond to the needs of every senior citizen in the Bangsamoro region.]
MSSD Provincial Social Welfare Office, both Local Government Units (LGUs), and the Security sector supported the activity. (Myrna Tepadan/BIO with reports from MSSD)
