June 16, 2025
A total of 2,955,456 indigent senior citizens across the country have received their social pension from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) Program for the first and second quarters of 2025, an agency official said on Monday (June16). Director Edmond Monteverde of the DSWD’s Protective Services Bureau (PSB) said that as of May 31, a total of 2,204,434 seniors were able to receive their first quarter pension amounting to Php3,000 each, while another 751,022 older persons received Php6,000 covering both the first and second quarters. “We want to ensure […]