JV Ejercito seeks to double seniors’ social pension to P2,000

JV Ejercito seeks to double seniors’ social pension to P2,000

MANILA, Philippines — Amid rising prices of basic commodities, Sen. JV Ejercito has proposed doubling the monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens from P1,000 to P2,000. Ejercito’s Senate Bill No. 2522 seeks to amend Republic Act No. 11916, which sets the monthly social pension at P1,000, to address the rising costs of food, maintenance

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