Manila, March 10 -- The National Commission of Senior Citizens in Western Visayas (NCSC-6) has already released over PHP315 million as cash gift for 29,791 senior citizens who reached their milestone age.

One of the mandates of the NCSC, according to Western Visayas Regional Director Ann Rapunzel Ganzon, is the implementation of the Expanded Centenarians Act Program.

"The implementation began in 2024. The start of the release of the cash gift was in 2025, thus, we retroact the 2024. This is not for indigents; this is a gift," said Ganzon in a media forum on Tuesday.

Data showed that the commission has released over PHP144.72 million for 14,211 grantees who reached their milestone age in 2024; while more than PHP170. 29 million was rele...