BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has passed a resolution urging Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to increase the monthly allowance of senior citizen chapter presidents in this city.
The SP asked to increase the allowance of 73 chapter presidents from P500 to 1,000 per month.
Councilor Celia Flor, chairman of the SP committee on senior citizens, said the current allowance of P500 per month provided to each chapter president is no longer sufficient to cover the costs associated with their increasing workload and the rising cost of transportation and communication as well as to compensate for their time.
“There is an urgent need to provide them with adequate financial support to ensure they can continue to perform their duties effectively,” the city councilor said.
She added that the proposed P1,000 increase would help alleviate the financial burden they face and incentivize the continuous improvement of services for the senior citizens in each barangay./PN
