FACT CHECK: P1,000 monthly pension is for INDIGENT senior citizens, not all
A false advisory about a P1,000 monthly pension for all senior citizens in the Philippines is circulating again on social media.
Tag Archives: Senior citizens
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MALI ang impormasyong makakukuha ng P100,000 ang mga 80 taon ang edad
Ayon sa ilang Facebook post, ang mga Pilipinong nag-80th birthday ay may makukuha na cash gift. Hindi ito totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about SSS leadership change MISLEADS
A YouTube video claimed that former GSIS president Rolando Macasaet replaced Michael Regino as president and CEO of SSS due to the latter’s failure to provide a P1,000 pension increase to SSS beneficiaries.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post about gov’t cash gift for senior citizens FALSE, applies only to centenarians
RA 10868 provides a cash gift of P100,000 only for Filipinos who reach 100 years of age.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Aid worth P3k ONLY FOR INDIGENT senior citizens
The aid is a six-month advance of their social pension.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Online post on DSWD refusing to disburse pension for propertied seniors NEEDS CONTEXT
RA 9994 indeed introduces a social pension of P500, or P6,000 annually. However, it only applies to indigent senior citizens.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Kandidato pagka-senador Francis Tolentino mali sa pahiwatig na hindi maaaring muling pumasok sa workforce ang mga senior citizen
Mayroon nang mga batas na nagpapahintulot at nagtataguyod sa muling pagpasok ng mga senior citizen sa hanay ng manggagawa.
