DBM Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman requested urgent meeting with NCSC Chairperson & CEO Atty. Franklin M. Quijano @10am this morning mainly for a briefing on the recently enacted RA 11982 " for Octogenarians and Nonagenarians on milestones of 80, 85, 90, and 95 years to be entitled to P10k Cash gift.
CCEO Quijano started with thanks to good Secretary on her approval of additional 8 regional offices now giving full presence of NCSC in the country. He swiftly made briefer on the NCSC Commission, related laws on senior citizens, and core programs.
Sec. Pangandaman is supportive of these programs and even suggested gradual inclusion of infrastructures like Senior Citizens Center and Residential Care Facilities in all regions in the NCSC budget proposals. Moreso GAD budget for elderly is reminded. She favors reemploying senior citizens to be compensated allowances.
Acting Executive Director IV Emmanuel E. Daez gave highlights of RA 11982, which wa enacted feb 26, published in Manila Bulletin in March 2, thus, effective March 17.
Readied implementing rules & regulations (IRR) was shown.
Altho there is no provision for IRR, there shall be guidelines to be issued as standard procedure according to BMB_B Director IV Sofia Yanto_Abad.
AED4 presented demographics on older persons based on PSA 2020 Census of Population.
Prospective Physical & Financial Targets would require P15. 6 Billion for about 1.5 million octo/ nonagenarians retrospectively for CY 2024.
pdate was also made on the Senior Citizens Database Registration which has 4,481,174 registrants.
Finally, recommendations for budgetary support, including administrative costs and additional workforce, were forwarded.
Sec. Pangandaman was impressed and repeatedly said Very Good!!!
CCEO Quijano was joined also by CommissionerRicardo Rainier G. Cruz III, Head Executive Assistant Leah R. Abedin, Acting Chief Administrative Officer of Finance Division Judessah J. Bongo, Atty. Florence D. Bantugan, Project Development Officer (PDO) V-NCR, Eric L. Matnog, PDO4_SOCPEN, Danilo E. Camposano, Jr. Planning Officer IV, and Marlyn D. Almonte
Click to Read the Press Release : https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2023/0925_prib3.asp