MANILA, Philippines – The House Special Committee on Senior Citizens has approved the committee report and substitute bill for the Universal Social Pension for Senior Citizens, which seeks to mandate the provision of social pensions for all Filipino senior citizens. Included in the approved substitute bill is Rep. Miro Quimbo’s House Bill 1421. Currently, only indigent senior citizens are eligible to receive the ₱1,000 monthly stipend, while SSS and GSIS pensioners are excluded from coverage. The approved substitute bill aims to address this gap by expanding coverage to all senior citizens, ensuring that no elder is left behind simply because […]... Keep on reading: Quimbo welcomes panel approval of Universal Social Pension for seniors