Manila, March 30 -- SSS-GSIS Pensyonado Party-list Rep. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet on Monday called for the immediate release of an "Easter Emergency Bonus" to cushion the impact of rising prices on pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS).

Macasaet emphasized that pensioners remain among the most vulnerable sectors during this crisis.

"Sa panahon na patuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina, pagkain at medisina, kinakailangan natin ang mga mabilisang tulong para sa ating mga pensioner (In these times when the cost of gasoline, food and medicine continue to rise, we need prompt assistance for our pensioners)," he said in a news release.

The lawmaker proposed that the emergency b...