MORE than 50,000 elderly residents of Makati City are still receiving premium benefits from the local government under the Blu Card program, according to
Mayor Abigail Binay.
Centenarians aged 101 and above also receive P5,000 as a mid-year cash incentive provided that they have been a Blu Card holder for at least five years. If not, the beneficiary only gets a P2,500- midyear cash incentive. Binay said 22,100 birthday cakes have also been delivered to seniors celebrating their birthdays this year. Some 3,256 beneficiaries have also availed of free salon and spa services like haircuts, nail care, and chair massage.
Support devices were also provided to the elderly, such as ordinary wheelchair ; reclining wheelchair ; walker ; cane ; and quad cane .To date, Makati has 52,390 active Blu Card holders.
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