P1,000 per month na minimum pension sa mga senior citizen, isinusulong

MANILA, Philippines — ISANG panukalang batas ang inihain ngayon sa Senado ni Senate President Vicente Sotto III na naglalayong dagdagan ng P500 ang minimum na monthly social pension ng mga indigent o mahihirap na mga senior citizens sa buong bansa.

Ayon kay Sotto, layunin ng Senate Bill No. 2243 na amyendahan ang Senior Citizens Act at taasan ang social pension na natatanggap ng mga indigent senior citizens.

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Sa ilalim ng panukalang batas, maaaring makatanggap ng monthly social pension na hindi bababa sa P1,000 ang isang mahirap na senior citizen mula sa kasalukuyang P500 kada buwan.

“To address their pressing needs, this bill seeks to provide an additional financial assistance to indigent senior citizens. This is in the form of a monthly stipend amounting to an additional P500 from the current social pension, for a total of P1,000. This will aid our indigent senior citizens defray the cost of daily subsistence and other medical needs,” ang naging pahayag ni Sotto sa explanatory note ng panukalang batas.

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Paliwanag ng opisyal na noong 2019, mahigit sa 3.7 million na ang bilang ng mga senior citizen sa buong Pilipinas.

“These are 3,796,791 individuals who are struggling to meet with their needs for basic commodities and healthcare due to lack of permanent source of income since they can no longer work fully and seek gainful employment,” dagdag pa ni Sotto.

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Paliwanag pa nito na kahit may mga available benefits at pribilihiyo para sa mga senior citizens sa ngayon sa bansa, makukuha lamang ito ng mga seniors sa mga malls at iba pang malalaking service providers na sa ngayon, hindi din napupuntahan ng mga ito dahil sa mahal na presyo ng mga bilihin sa nabanggit na mga establishments.

“These discounts are mostly not available in the neighborhood stores and in their local wet markets,” 

“Thus, the rising cost of living and the added financial burden brought about by the present pandemic has taken a toll on our indigent senior citizens,” dagdag pa ni Sotto.

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Para sa opisyal, malaking tulong ang dagdag na P500 para sa pang araw-araw na pangangailangan at medical needs ng mga mahihirap na matatanda.

Sa ilalim ng Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, maituturing na indigent senior citizen ang mga sumusunod:

• Nasa edad 60-anyos pataas
• Mahina ang pangangatawan, may sakit o kapansanan
• Walang pension na natatanggap o permanenteng pinagkukunan ng income, compensation o financial assistance mula mga kamag-anak upang suportahan ang basic needs nito

Sa ilalim ng panukalang batas, inaatasan din ang DSWD na i-review at kung kinakailangan, baguhin ang halaga kada dalawang taon ayon na rin sa pag-aproba ng Department of Budget and Management o DBM.

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Pension ng mga Senior Citizens, Hinihiling na Ibigay Kada 3 Buwan

MANILA, Philippines — HINIHIMOK ngayon ng House of Representatives Committee on Senior Citizen ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na ibigay ang P500 na buwanang pension ng mga senior citizens kada tatlong buwan sa halip na ang kasalukuyang schedule na kada anim na buwan.

Una rito, isang House Resolution No. 1047 ang inihain ni Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez na nagsusulong na mabago ang releasig ng social pension ng mga senior citizen mula sa DSWD.

Sa ilalim ng proposal ni Rodriguez, dapat na kada tatlong buwan ang tanggap ng mga senior citizens nga kanilang P500 na buwanang pension para sa kabuuang P1,500.

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Sa ngayon, nakakatanggap ng P3,000 na pension kada anim na buwan ang mga indigent na mga senior citizens.

“[COVID-19] has affected and disrupted the lives of all Filipinos, with the end to this pandemic still nowhere in sight as the number of cases still continue to increase,” 

“Due to lockdowns and quarantines in many parts of the country, many businesses struggled, resulting in loss of jobs for many Filipinos, including senior citizens who are still productive members of society,” ang naging pahayag ni Rodriguez.

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Agad namang pinagtibay ng mga mambabatas ang nasabing resolution dahil absent din sa hearing ang mga representante ng DSWD.

“Failure on their part, Mr. Chairman, I would move for the approval of this resolution of Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez with no participation from Social Welfare who don’t seem to be interested in the subject anyway,” ang naging deklarasyon ni Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza.

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Una nang inihayag ng Malacañang na hindi na kailangan ang personal appearance ng mga senior citizens para sa validation at pagkuha ng kanilang pension simula ngayong Marso.

Konsiderasyon umano ito para sa kanilang kaligtasan mula sa Coronavirus disease o Covid-19.

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Ayon kay Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, inatasan na ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 ang mga "pension-issuing agencies and their servicing banks and other financial institutions to adopt alternative modes of validation for senior citizen pensioners,"

Ito'y dahil ang mga matatanda ang isa sa mga high-risk groups sa Covid-19.

"The IATF considered the health and safety of senior citizen pensioners in approving this resolution and directed relevant government agencies to issue the corresponding memorandum circulars for its implementation by March 1, 2021," dagdag pa ni Roque.

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QUESTION AND ANSWER: DSWD PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZEN, HOW TO AVAIL?

Retirement planning is one of things that is sometimes being neglected by many specially those who are underprivileged. It may not be the best pension plan that our government can give, but surely this  retirement plan that is available from the Department of Social Welfare and Development could still help pay some expenses for our senior citizens. 

The retirement information below are some of the common question and answers to the  question of many regarding the pension and retirement guide for our indigent senior citizen. 

Frequently asked questions about Social Pension of Department of Social Welfare and Development Office (DSWD) for Indigent Senior Citizen.

1. Who can be the beneficiaries?

• All 60 years old and above Filipinos in every region in the Philippines including ARMM and NCR.

2. Who are qualified?

Senior citizens who are poor

2. Senior citizens with no pension, no family support and living below poverty
3. Senior citizens who are frail, sickly and disabled and being identified by DSWD with the help of the National Coordinating and Monitoring Board.

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3. What are the documents needed?

A photocopy of any valid

• identification card with picture of the beneficiaries or birth certificate of senior citizen to be submitted in the Office of the Senior Citizen's Affairs Office (OSCA) or in City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office.

• A senior citizen may submit personally the documents or thru his relatives

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4. What is the benefit?

P500 per month pension

• (which aims to better the lives of indigent senior citizens by helping them augment their daily subsistence, particularly food and medicine.)

5. When to received the
pension?

A social pensioner will

• receive the amount of P1, 500 every three months or P6, 000 every year.

6. How will they received
the pension?

They can get the stipend

• through Land Bank, postal money order or door-to-door money delivery, DSWD pay-out and fund transfer to LGUs.

DSWD's  Pension for indigent Senior Citizen

Pursuant to the eligibility criteria as may be determined by the DSWD, indigent
senior citizens shall be entitled to a monthly stipend amounting to Five
hundred pesos (P500.00) to augment the daily subsistence and other medical
needs of senior citizens

The grant of  pension shall be subject to a review every two (2) years by Congress, in consultation with the DSWD within three months
after convening the Congress.

Aside from the benefits accorded to our senior citizens like low fees for senior citizens transportation, senior citizen tax assistance, senior citizen healthcare for free, and other benefits, the government aim to take care of our senior citizens by giving some of them the pension plan of a certain amount as free pension to those who are less fortunate.

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This retirement pension may not be enough  and may not fully cover the expenses and needs of a senior citizen. However for us who are still young what we could do is to carefully plan for our retirement and seek for the best retirement  plan to sustain us on our needs when our retirement comes. 

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STEP BY STEP PROCESS ON HOW TO AVAIL OF SENIOR CITIZEN'S PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS

DSWD’s Acceptance of Applications of Social Pension for Senior Citizens. 

"Pursuant to the eligibility criteria as may be determined by the DSWD, indigent senior citizens shall be entitled to a monthly stipend amounting to Five hundred pesos (Php 500.00) to augment the daily subsistence and other medical needs of senior citizens. The grant of social pension shall be subject to a review every two (2) years by Congress, in consultation with the DSWD within three months after convening the Congress."

Good news for our needy senior citizens. All those who are 60 years old and above may now avail of Social Pension Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

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According to a regional information officer of DSWD this is how to file SENIOR CITIZEN's application. You may bring the following requirements at the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) or at the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA).

REQUIREMENTS

1. Senior Citizen idenfication card (ID)

2. Certificate of Indigency 

(Kindly prepare Barangay Certificate of Residency and Assessment Report from the CSWDO Field Offices. As such, CSWDO will be issuing this certificate as well.)

HOW TO PROCESS SENIOR CITIZEN'S I.D.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OF SENIOR CITIZEN'S ID:

• Birth certificate
• 1 X 1 picture 
• Valid ID ( Voter's ID, Driver's License, NBI Clearance, Police Clearance, Old Residence Certificate, ID, Postal ID, or any combination of identification documents confirming the applicants name, date of birth and present address)

Upon submission of the requirements, the applicants will be evaluated by the social workers. Afterwards, it will be recommended to the DSWD regional office for final validation.

Once qualified on the other hand, applicants are not expected to receive their social pension amounting to PhP 1,500 per quarter or P500 monthly. They will be placed in the pensioner’s wait-list.

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS?

Qualified to receive the P500 monthly stipend are senior citizens who are frail, sickly, or have disabilities; are not receiving pension from Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), or Veterans Pension; and do not have a permanent source of income or regular support from relatives.

The pension is distributed every quarter through cash payment by DSWD Field Offices or city/municipal social welfare and development offices.

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Senator Ralph Recto said, “Funding for the DSWD-run Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program will increase from the current P5.96 billion to P7.51 billion next year...The proposal that we received is that all indigent seniors 60 years old and above will be covered by the proposed allocation.”

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BENEFITS OF SENIOR CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES

TWENTY PERCENT (20%) DISCOUNT AND VAT EXEMPTION

1. Medical-related privileges
2. Domestic transportation privileges
3. Hotels, restaurants, recreational centers, and places of leisure, and funeral services
4. Recreations centers
5. Admission fees privilege
6. Funeral and burial services

OTHER PRIVILEGES

1. Income tax exemption
2. Exemption from training fees
3. Free medical and dental services in government facilities
4. Free vaccinations for indigent senior citizens
5. Educational privileges
6. Benefits and privileges for retirees
7. Privileges on granting special discounts in special programs
8. Express lanes privileges

SEE MORE HERE FOR COMPLETE BENEFITS OF SENIOR CITIZENS

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