02/10/2025
B**g Go Pushes for More Funds for Waitlisted Indigent Seniorsโ Social Pension
Senator Christopher โB**gโ Go called on government agencies to prioritize funding for indigent senior citizens who remain on the waitlist for social pension benefits during a Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development hearing on Monday, September 29.
Go noted that despite the passage of Republic Act No. 11916โwhich doubled the monthly pension for indigent seniors from โฑ500 to โฑ1,000โaround one million elderly beneficiaries are still waiting to receive assistance.
The senator cited encounters with elderly Filipinos who continue to work despite their age, stressing that seniors should no longer be forced to find livelihood just to survive. He urged that every peso of public funds should directly benefit vulnerable groups, warning against the misuse of government resources.
โHabang hindi pa nabibigay itong social pension, โyung mga kulang, sana po ay bigyan ito ng prayoridad,โ Go appealed to the committee chaired by Senator Erwin Tulfo, who also championed senior welfare as a former DSWD Secretary.
In a recent Facebook post, Go also criticized alleged systemic corruption involving infrastructure funds, saying resources should instead be redirected to more urgent needs such as the social pension of seniors.
Go reaffirmed his support for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), recalling his work with the agency in delivering aid nationwide. He likewise highlighted his filed measure, Senate Bill No. 411, which seeks to establish a national hospital for senior citizens.
โโWag po nating pabayaan ang ating mga loloโt lola,โ he said.
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