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BONG GO WELCOMES PENSION HIKE FOR SENIORS

Senator Bong Go expressed his commitment to continue supporting the welfare of senior citizens in the country, especially the indigent ones, as he lauded the implementation of Republic Act No. 11916 or the law that doubled the social pension of qualified poor senior citizens. RA 11916, which Go co-authored in the Senate, increased the monthly […]

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SOLON URGES PALACE: FUND PENSION HIKE OF SENIORS

Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel has asked Malacañang to include in the proposed 2023 national budget the extra P25 billion needed to pay for the P500 increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens. “We are hoping that the P25 billion will be factored into the budget bill that the Palace is scheduled […]

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INCREASED BENEFITS FOR WAR VETERANS SHOWS DUTERTE’S CONCERN– GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go welcomed the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law a measure seeking to increase the monthly old age pension of the country’s war veterans. “Sa wakas nadagdagan na rin po ang pension ng ating mga senior citizens na beterano matapos pirmahan ni Pangulong Duterte […]