Less cash for seniors this year

[zach]

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Bad news for Cebu City’s senior citizens who are still waiting to receive the remaining P2,000 cash assistance promised to them by Mayor Michael Rama last year.


Rama confirmed yesterday that the city will only allocate P6,000 as cash assistance this year for its 60,000 registered senior citizens.


This is less than last year’s P10,000 allocation or half the amount of P12,000 that the mayor had promised last year as an increase in the subsidy for the elderly.


The amount will be added to the still unreleased P2,000 balance from the city’s 2013 assistance.


Rama said he wanted non-cash incentives like gift packs for distribution to seniors this year to compensate for their reduced cash aid.


Rama said he had to be “realistic” after the City Council approved a P5.9 billion budget for this year or half of the P10.5 billion he asked for.


But while the council reduced appropriation for some items in the 2014 budget, the council retained Rama’s P720 million budget request for seniors assistance.


The allocation is reflected in the 2014 budget which Rama signed on Dec. 27, 2013.


Rama said any budget cuts on his proposal would still affect City Hall operations.


“I already told (City Treasurer) Diwa (Cuevas) to prepare for ways on how to manage the city’s finances,” Rama said.


The City Treasurer’s Office is busy with the renewal of business permits scheduled from January 6 to 28.


Mayor Rama said he wanted the treasurer to speed up processing the still unreleased 2013 assistance of seniors, persons with disability (PWD) and barangay officials.


The city still owes senior citizens and PWDs P2,000 each while the fourth quarter assistance of barangay official remain unreleased.


Rama said he was told by Cuevas about problems in the documentation of some PWDs which delayed the processing of the P2,000 balance of their 2013 assistance of P5,000.


“I gave instructions to Diwa to already release the assistance of those whose documentations are in order,” Rama said. /Doris C. Bongcac, Chief of Reporters




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[kit_cebu]

so long as our seniors can still claim in some/all respective barangay halls, that would be great...
also, di ma-undang ang pag-adto sa mga balay sa mga disabled ug bed-ridden para mahatag ang financial support...
luoy kaayo kung adto sa city hall...pirting taasa linya, limited ra ang lingkoranan...

sobraan raman nis rama ka politiko gud...di mag-tan-aw sa bulsa...mabaw na diay...

[beyee]

so long as our seniors can still claim in some/all respective barangay halls, that would be great...
also, di ma-undang ang pag-adto sa mga balay sa mga disabled ug bed-ridden para mahatag ang financial support...
luoy kaayo kung adto sa city hall...pirting taasa linya, limited ra ang lingkoranan...

sobraan raman nis rama ka politiko gud...di mag-tan-aw sa bulsa...mabaw na diay...

Pwede diay ipadala sa house? Maglisod man lakaw ako Dad sometimes.
Mag lain Gud iya pamati taga gikan kuha sa aid.

[kit_cebu]

Pwede diay ipadala sa house?

kung naa sa barangay ninyo nanghatag, mopadala ang taga-barangay ug OSCA representative to personally check and hand over the money...

i know dili tanang barangay ang nanghatag...

if wala sa inyong barangay, pwede raka mo-adto sa OSCA office/finance department informing them nga dili ka-adto imong papa kay incapacitated/disabled/bed-ridden/etc...mangayo ra sila ug sketch and a copy sa senior ID then they'll schedule someone to drop by your house...
pero kapoy ni nga process...dugay maabot ang kwarta...matagbaw pa pangita sa inyong balay...

[beyee]

kung naa sa barangay ninyo nanghatag, mopadala ang taga-barangay ug OSCA representative to personally check and hand over the money...

i know dili tanang barangay ang nanghatag...

if wala sa inyong barangay, pwede raka mo-adto sa OSCA office/finance department informing them nga dili ka-adto imong papa kay incapacitated/disabled/bed-ridden/etc...mangayo ra sila ug sketch and a copy sa senior ID then they'll schedule someone to drop by your house...
pero kapoy ni nga process...dugay maabot ang kwarta...matagbaw pa pangita sa inyong balay...

Mao bah? Nuon what can you expect? Hehehehe

I'll tell this to my Dad. Thanks kit!

[kit_cebu]

gow! this is based on experience...kapoya saka2x sa city hall lagi kay pasa2x man ka...
pero max wait time kay 3-4 days raman tingali...

[Echelnalf]

Lisod jud ning promise2x ba. tsk tsk

[raboy50]

pagkalooy sa mga sr. citizen na shut sa kabu ni Mike Rama. niadtong hinangat election gisaaran tag 12t ang ihatag pero karon kay humana ang election ug nilampos sya sa iyang tunguha iya na himoon 6t,,, nisamut kakusog ang pagpanglingulingu sa mga sr. citizen.. sige lang pasensya lang sa mo karon mga sr citizen kay ihatag ra japun na ni Mike ang 12t inig hapit na ang election. giulo-uluhan lang intawon ni Mike ang mga tiguwang,,gabaan baya ka Mike.

[zairon1988]

resulta na...

[Gjhone]

pagkalooy sa mga sr. citizen na shut sa kabu ni Mike Rama. niadtong hinangat election gisaaran tag 12t ang ihatag pero karon kay humana ang election ug nilampos sya sa iyang tunguha iya na himoon 6t,,, nisamut kakusog ang pagpanglingulingu sa mga sr. citizen.. sige lang pasensya lang sa mo karon mga sr citizen kay ihatag ra japun na ni Mike ang 12t inig hapit na ang election. giulo-uluhan lang intawon ni Mike ang mga tiguwang,,gabaan baya ka Mike.

faeta diay noh, haskang luoya jud diay nato..maoni klarong vote buying harapharapan, gi paagi agi lang og cash gifts para sa mga elders panahon sa eleksyon.