2,290 indigent senior citizens in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte received their 6-month subsidy under the Social Pension Program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10. Each indigent senior citizen received P3,000 for their needs such as medicine and food.

Regional Director Mari-Flor Dollaga says that the Department continues to fast track all Social Pension payouts so that the indigent senior citizens can receive the financial assistance which they can use to purchase medicines and food, especially during this time of crisis brought about by COVID-19.

The DSWD-10 currently coordinates with local government units and the Land Bank of the Philippines to finalize schedules of payout that will not also put the beneficiaries at risk from the coronavirus.