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Lawmaker seeks
P80k cash gift for
80-yr-old Pinoys
A PARTY-LIST lawmaker is batting for
the approval of a proposal seeking to grant
an P80,000 cash incentive to all Filipinos
on their 80th birthday.
Neophyte lawmaker Ako Bisaya partylist
Rep. Sonny Lagon filed House Bill No. 907 .
"Our intention in filing HB No. 907 is to
make the cash gift moreacceqsible to more
Filipinos and enable them to eqjoy it dur-
ing the twilight years of their lives where
medicines and other necessities are more
urgent," he said.
Under Republic Act No. 10868 or the
Centenarian Act of 2016, any Filipino
reaching the age of 100 years old whether
residing in the Philippines or abroad is en-, .

titled to a cash reward ofP100,000.

Lagon, a registered electronics and com-
munications engineer, said a Filipino who
turns 80 must also enjoy the same benefit.
While lauding the passage of RA No.
10868, he lamented that "very few Filipi
nos get to live long enough to enjoy such
special benefits."
Ciring a world Health Organization study
in 2018, the average life expectancy ofa Fili-
pinos is 69.3 years old. Rio N. AraJa

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