Cash Assistance for Seniors Coming

• Without mentioning the date of distribution and the amount, Rama announced that cash assistance for Seniors is on the way

The Cebu City government on Thursday announced to give the cash assistance to all senior citizens in Cebu City but without mentioning the specific date for its distribution.

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama announced that cash assistance for the elderly will be given with no mention as to the date of distribution and the amount of the cash assistance.

The last cash assistance received by more than 50,000 senior citizens of Cebu City was last May 1, 2014 where each senior has received P2,000 for the second time of this year.

The first installment was given to the seniors last January this year in the amount of P2,000.

Earlier, the city government has committed to give a total of P12,000 cash assistance to all senior citizens.

This amount was promised by Mayor Rama during his campaign last local elections.

The giving of cash assistance to senior citizens of Cebu City originally started during the incumbency of then Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

During Osmeña’s time, an amount of P4,000 served as the city government’s birthday and Christmas gifts to each of the senior citizens. The first P2,000 of the said amount would be given on the month of June and the remaining P2,000 on every December.

However, when Mayor Rama replaced Osmeña, the cash assistance increased from P6,000 to P8,000 and last year, the amount reached P10,000.