Three centenarians were honored on October 1 at the Balayong People’s Park basketball court as part of the 28th Elderly Filipino Week and the 41st anniversary celebration of the Federation of Senior Citizen Association of the Philippines (FSCAP)-Puerto Princesa City.
The awardees were Bienvenida Villapa of Barangay San Pedro, born August 16, 1925; Juan Rapsing of Barangay Luzviminda, born January 25, 1925; and Encarnacion B. Aquias of Barangay San Miguel, born December 2, 1925.
Each of them, now 100 years old, received a certificate of recognition and is set to receive ₱100,000 from the city government, on top of the ₱100,000 incentive from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) head Ma. Asuncion D. Vigonte reminded families of elderly aged 80 and above to ensure that required documents, such as birth certificates, marriage contracts, national IDs, and other records, are complete to facilitate the processing of benefits from the national government.
City Social Welfare and Development Officer Remy C. Beltran also extended congratulations to the honorees and expressed gratitude to their families for providing care that helped them reach such a milestone age.
The program closed with the giving of tokens by the BSCA president and the singing of the Senior Citizen Song led by FSCAP-PPC officers.
