MIKE DEFENSOR TO PUSH FOR ELDERS' CASH ALLOWANCE


QUEZON City mayoralty candidate Mike Defensor is eyeing for a monthly cash allowance for senior citizens as part of his program to address the concern of elders.


Defensor vowed to push for a P1,000 allowance which, according to him, would help senior citizens finance their needs.


"Our elders are important members of the society which should always be prioritized by any public servant," Defensor said.


He said senior citizens cannot be neglected because they have contributed a lot in nation-building.


A group of elders recently visited Defensor in his Quezon City office. During their meeting, Defensor vowed to promote their welfare and strengthen their sector.

He explained the local government can shoulder the cost of providing allowances to senior citizens since its has a P10 billion yearly budget.


Aside from the giving allowances, Defensor said his adminsitration will coordinate with the private sector to enrich institutions that would extend community-based, residential care and day services for senior citizens that include supplemental feeding and psycho-social interventions.


Around 133,391 elders in the city are expected to benefit from Defensor's plan.


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    Kay tamis ng ating samahan sa lungkot at kaligayahan. Tunay na kaibigan, kasamang maaasahan. Salamat at tayo'y may pinagsamahan. Salamat, tunay kong kaibigan

    (Salamat, by The Dawn)

    Mike has always been dear to us since we were kids. He’s a good friend who came running when we needed him. Mike was the go-to guy even before he became Cong. Mike, and then Sec. Defensor. Many of us knew he was destined for public service. Mike was the consummate politician, a trait he developed since grade school. We thought he would go on to become president, if he didn’t disappoint the fickle Filipino public.

    But it seems he has. So much so that he is vilified by the media at every opportunity. His actions are always placed within the perspective of his relationship with an unpopular president. Justifiable, though harsh.

    So we set up this blog. Some of us have worked with him and have seen him make what we thought were good decisions. But some of us were also there when we thought he made wrong ones. But that is how a man is made -- by the choices he makes.

    As his friends, the best we can do is stand by him and try to help everyone else see things from a different light.