Over 4,400 senior citizens in Albay get social pension

SOCIAL PENSION. Senior citizens from 50 barangays of Camalig town in Albay province wait for their turn as they receive their social pension from the Albay provincial government on Tuesday (June 10, 2025). Each eligible individual received P3,000. (Photo courtesy of Albay PIO)

MANILA — More than 4,000 indigent senior citizens from three towns and one city in Albay province have started receiving their pensions from the provincial government covering January to June this year.

In a report on Wednesday, the Albay Provincial Information Office said each elderly had received P3,000 in a four-day distribution that started on Monday and will run until Friday.

There was no distribution on Thursday, Independence Day.

The beneficiaries are from Rapu-Rapu with 515 senior citizens; Camalig with 1,818; Oas with 1,318; and in Ligao City with 811.

The beneficiaries were validated by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWD), Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) and Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) of the area where they reside.

Another set of beneficiaries were scheduled next week from other towns and cities of Albay./apl