Senior Citizens Partylist Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes is optimistic that the Expanded Centenarian Act or Republic Act 11982 will be funded under the 2025 General Appropriations Act.
Under the law, citizens reaching 80, 85, 90 and 95 years old will be given P10,000 while centenarians will still receive P100,000.
The law was signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr last February 26.
Ordanes expressed his gratitude to other lawmakers who filed the same bill including Reps. Roy Loyola, L-Ray Villafuerte, Anthony Horibata, Nicolas Enciso, Loreto Amante, Miguel Luis Villafuerte, Mark Go, Bryan Revilla, Ruth Hernandez, Marlyn Agabas, Ma. Carmen Zamora, and Lani Mercado-Revilla.
He also mentioned Reps. Paolo Duterte, Christopher Yap, Toby Tiangco, Sonny, Lagon, Daphne Lagon, Jeffrey Soriano, Mary Mitzi Uy, Maria Fe Abunda, Carlito Marquez, Horacio Suansing, Mikaela Suansing, Marivic Pilar, Paolo Ortega V, Alfred delos Santos, Julienne Baronda, and Patrick Vargas.
Ordanes is also hopeful that President Marcos will mention the said law in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) this July 22.
