As of March 31, 2024, 30.37% of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office (FO) Caraga’s Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens Program (SocPen) target beneficiaries have already received their pension for the first quarter (January-March) of the first semester of 2024, disbursing Php221,082,000.00.

Senior Citizens from the Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI) received stipends; meanwhile, some municipalities in the provinces of Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte have also been catered.

As the payouts continue, schedules for the remaining municipalities and cities in the Caraga Region are coordinated through the Local Social Welfare and Development Offices (LSWDOs) so they can further disseminate information to the beneficiaries.

Validation and revalidation of senior citizen beneficiaries in different LGUs are ongoing to ensure accurate allocation of slots.

The Caraga Regional Social Pension Unit (RSPU) requests beneficiaries to stay at home and remain accessible to claim stipends to avoid delisting and for proper identification during validation. Moreover, RSPU sternly reminds everyone to adhere only to official announcements from DSWD Field Office Caraga, LSWDOs, and respective LGU’s Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA).