Senior citizens in Angeles City to get ₱1K cash aid, Vitamin C From Lazatin

Senior citizens in Angeles City to get ₱1K cash aid, Vitamin C From Lazatin
File photo in 2022
ANGELES CITY — Some 48,439 registered senior citizens here from the 33 barangays will receive ₱1,000 cash assistance and Vitamin C from the city government beginning in March.
 
Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. told CENTRO News that he will personally lead the house-to-house distribution with the Office for the Senior Citizens Affairs led by Eduardo Torres and Gender and Development Office headed by Mina Cabiles. 
 
This is the 4th year in a row that all registered senior citizens will receive the regular ₱1,000 cash assistance and 90 pieces of Vitamin C supplements.
 
“Tuloy-tuloy po ang mga programang nasimulan natin para sa ating mga senior citizens. Tayo po ulit ang bababa sa kanila sa darating na Marso,” Lazatin said. 
 
Lazatin’s Chief Adviser IC Calaguas recently presided the meeting for the distribution with Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel, Office for Senior Citizens Affairs Head Eduardo Torres, Angeles City Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office Head Irish Bonus-Llego, and Gender and Development Officer Mina Cabiles. 
 
To recall, it was in 2022 when 40,159 senior citizens received the said assistance; 53,996 in 2021; and 55,815 in 2020.