SENIORS' PENSION HIKE

MUCH-NEEDED AID. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva leads the payout of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations to 800 beneficiaries in the City of Santa Rosa, Laguna on Tuesday (Oct. 3, 2023). Villanueva also shared in his speech that the budget for the increased monthly social pension of indigent senior citizens -- from PHP500 to PHP1,000 -- will be fully funded under the 2024 budget. (PNA photos by Avito C. Dalan)