Mandaue City’s 15,836 Senior Citizens Start Getting Php2,000 Cash Aid

Mandaue City 15,836 senior citizens starting getting the first tranche of Php2,000 each of their Php6,000 financial assistance on Monday and Tuesday.

Michael Pelago, focal person of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (Osca) of Mandaue City, said the distribution of the cash aid will continue on Wednesday and Thursday.

Pelago said the second tranche will be given in August and the last will be in December.

“The first tranche was supposed to be given in April, but because of the election ban it was moved to May 16,” Pelago said.

Pelago said the distribution was conducted in the different barangays in the city.

The Mandaue City Council last year approved an ordinance increasing the yearly aid for senior citizens from Php3,000 to Php6,000. (PNA) LGI/EB/EDS