MANILA BULLETIN FILE
DSWD Field Office (FO) XII reported that five centenarians were the latest recipient of the government’s P100,000 cash incentive as provided under Republic Act No. 10868.
Regional Director Cezario Joel Espejo noted that since 2016, they have disbursed P56.5 million for the cash incentives of 565 centenarians in region.
RA No. 10868 entitles all Filipinos who have reached 100 years old and above, whether residing in the Philippines or abroad to receive a cash gift amounting to P100,000 and a Letter of Felicitation signed by the President of the Philippines.
Espejo said in 2016, a total of 314 centenarians received their incentives; 69 in 2017; 73 in 2018; 50 in 2019; and 54 in 2020.