THE City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) has awarded cash grants to six centenarians on top of the P100,000 cash reward of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Each centenarian received P100,000. They are Dipayongan Macasimbar, 105; Francisco Briones, 103; Damo-ao Acab, 103; Tolentina Tumapon, 102; Rizalina Saniel, 100; and Salome Panes, 100.

Macasimbar is recorded as the oldest living person in Cagayan de Oro.

Around 2,000 officers and members of different chapters of Senior Citizens of CDO gathered at Limketkai atrium last Tuesday, October 30, to celebrate the Elderly Month.

The cash grant is pursuant to Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016 which aims to provide recognition to elderly who reach 100 years old through a letter of felicitation from the President and a centenarian gift of P100,000.

City Mayor Oscar Moreno thanked the elderly for their care and sacrifice to raise good generations.

Julius Pamisa of the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) said the Cagayan de Oro is the only city in the country which gives an additional P100,000 to each of the elderly who reach the age of 100 years old.