The DSWD Field Office headed by Regional Director Marie Angela Gopalan VIII announces that it has continued releasing Social Pension cash grants on September 9, 2019, to the first batch of 5,419 pensioners in ten Leyte towns. Last July, 4,392 pensioners of Tacloban and Palo received their grants.

Payouts for this month are scheduled in the municipalities of Tunga, Tabon-Tabon, Pastrana, Mayorga, Julita, MacArthur, Javier, Dulag, Burauen, and Jaro.

Senior citizens in these areas are advised to await for the announcement of their respective barangay/municipal senior citizens affairs offices and local social welfare office.#