A party-list lawmaker on Thursday appealed to Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to include full funding for the increased pension of indigent senior citizens in the proposed budget for 2024. Know more:
A party-list lawmaker on Thursday appealed to Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to include full funding for the increased pension of indigent senior citizens in the proposed budget for 2024.
“Our quest continues for full funding and implementation of Republic Act 11916 raising the indigent seniors’ monthly social pension from P500 to P1,000,” Ordanes said. “We renew our campaign for the P1,000 social pension by appealing to Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to include full funding of RA 11916 in the next budget, the 2024 budget, the formulation of which will begin shortly after DBM issues its budget call for the 2024 cycle.
“We tried our best last year to push for the P1,000 indigent seniors social pension but even our best was not enough,” he said.
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