THE local government of Zamboanga City, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), has distributed birthday cash gifts to elderly, who are active members of the Federation of Senior Citizens Affairs of the of the Philippines (FSCAP)-Zamboanga City Chapter.
Socorro Rojas, CSWDO chief, said the distribution of the birthday gifts is in line with the implementation of Ordinance 466, that grants birthday incentives to FSCAP members.
Rojas said that a total of 28,472 senior citizens from 98 villages in the city are expected to receive the incentive initiated by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar.
Rojas said the amount of incentives differ depending on the age of the recipient.
She said that it is also given to senior citizens regardless of their economic status for as long as they are active members of FSCAP.
Rojas added that the City Government has unveiled a series of benefit packages for senior citizens the past several years.
She said that these include the Largo Vida (Long Live) program, which provides free medicines on a daily, door to door basis, free movie screening, among others. (SunStar Zamboanga)