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(File photo) MANILA-Concerned agencies were asked on Wednesday by lawmakers to fully implement Republic Act (RA) 10868 known as The Centenarians Act of 2016, which grants a centenarian gift amounting to PHP100,000 to elderlies that reached 100 years old. The matter came up during the public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development presided by Senator Imee Marcos when proposed measures of Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III were being discussed. She pointed out that the government should be able to reach out to centenarians who did not receive their incentives yet. "Wala kayong pambayad eh. Kaya pabalik-balik walang pambayad (You don't have the payment. That's why they keep on coming back because you can't pay them. They are qualified)," Marcos said. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that out of 2,465 centenarians, the agency was able to serve 1,

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