The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office Caraga begins payouts of the
Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens (SocPen) for 2023.

The first-semester pay outs kick-started in the Province of Surigao del Sur last January 27 up until
February 3, 2023, serving the municipalities of Carrascal, Cantilan, Bayabas, Cortes, Lanuza, Carmen,
Madrid, San Miguel, Tago, and in Tandag City.

As the payouts continue, schedules for the remaining municipalities and cities in Caraga Region are
coordinated with the Local Social Welfare and Development Offices for them to further disseminate information to our beneficiaries.

Along with the scheduling is the continued validation and revalidation of potential beneficiaries in the
region’ s different Local Government Units (LGUs) to ensure that the allocated slots available for the senior citizens are accurately appropriated.

The Social Pension Program Management Officers (SPPMO) request beneficiaries to stay at home and
be within reach so that they would be able to claim their stipends to avoid delisting, and for them to be
identified during validation.

The Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens program implementation is in line with the fulfillment of the obligation of government to the most vulnerable sector through social protection and for the full
implementation of RA 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.

It provides a monthly stipend amounting to PHP500 to augment indigent senior citizens’ daily subsistence and other medical needs.