Higit 200 indigent senior citizens, unang tumanggap ng mas mataas na social pension sa DSWD
PSA: Sektor ng agrikultura lumago ng 1.2% noong 2023
PSA: Sektor ng agrikultura lumago ng 1.2% noong 2023
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00:00 [News Anchor]
00:05 We are back with PTV Balita Ngayon.
00:08 250 indigent senior citizens in Metro Manila
00:12 have received their double social pension from DSWD.
00:18 The first lady, Liza Araneta Marcos, and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian
00:24 received the ceremonial payout for senior citizens in the DSWD Central Office in Batasan, Quezon City yesterday.
00:31 Under the Republic Act 11916, or the Social Pension for Indigent Seniors Act,
00:37 the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens was increased from P1,000 to P500.
00:44 The beneficiaries received a P6,000 pension for six months.
00:50 Secretary Gatchalian thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the swift implementation of the law
00:57 that will allow for a 100% increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens.
01:03 According to the Secretariat of the City, the senior citizens will be able to remain a priority of the agency
01:09 and they will not be left behind in the new Philippines.
01:12 The Secretariat of the City also promised an active coordination with the National Commission of Senior Citizens
01:17 for additional support to the sector.
01:20 The most grateful of the first lady, Liza Araneta Marcos, the DSWD, and social workers
01:25 for their dedication to help the senior citizens in the society.
01:30 As for the so-called indigent senior citizens, the senior citizens have a feeling
01:35 that they do not have a permanent income or no regular support from their family
01:41 and they do not receive any pension from the government.
01:45 According to the DSWD, the program's fund of P50 billion is for the more than 4 million indigent senior citizens
01:54 who entered the social pension program for this year.
01:58 The Department of Agriculture announced that the sector's agricultural output increased by 1.2% in 2023.
02:07 This is based on the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA.
02:12 As for the contribution of the agriculture sector,
02:16 the high production of poultry and livestock and the high yield of fruits and vegetables,
02:22 according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel,
02:25 he is pleased that the sector contributed to the country's economic growth last year.
02:32 The secret is that this will be even greater.
02:36 According to the DSWD, the country's output in 2023 was 20.06 metric tons of rice,
02:43 which helped to reduce the rice produced in 2022 from 3.8 million metric tons to 3.5 million metric tons.
02:52 Laurel also said that the farm inputs, post-harvest and storage facilities,
02:59 will also be built by the DSWD to modernize agriculture,
03:06 increase food security and increase the income of farmers.
03:10 As of 2024, the DSWD's fund of P167.5 billion is higher by 5% than in 2023.
03:20 And that's the news for now.
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03:28 I am Dominic Alvelor for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
03:33 Good afternoon.
03:34 *outro*