“Naghatag kita og P5, 000 death assistance sa mga indigent senior citizens dinhi sa atuang lungsod kay nakita nato na dako kini ang mahimong tabang sa mga katigulangan. Kini na programa atong gi-implementar kay para mahatagad nato og saktong serbisyo ang mga katigulangan na miyembro ubos sa OSCA,” he said.
Evangelista said the P5, 000 was given to the surviving heirs per beneficiary as the Evangelista administration’s assistance to the bereaved family of the deceased.
He said a total of 15 families received the P5, 000 death assistance through the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), in consultation with the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA).
The ordinance authored by Councilor Dario Romano states death benefits shall be given to the surviving heirs per beneficiary as the Santo Tomas LGU’s assistance to the bereaved family of the deceased.
Under Republic Act No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, senior citizens shall be entitled to death benefit assistance of a minimum of P2,000 which will be given to the nearest surviving relative of a deceased senior citizen which amount shall be subject to adjustment due to inflation in accordance with the guidelines to be issued by the DSWD.
Meanwhile, Municipal Welfare and Development Office officer-in-charge Leilani Mae A. Rafol said the ordinance provides the guidelines for the implementation of assistance as the Santo Tomas LGU granted a maximum of P5,000 per beneficiary to defray funeral or burial expenses.
Photo from Santo Tomas MIO
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