BY: CARLITO C. DAR
BAGUIO CITY, Sept.
12 (PIA) - - The Blessed Association of Retired Person (BARP) Foundation Inc.,
the biggest elderly group in this Summer
Capital, is pushing for an increase in the monthly pension of elderly from the
Social Security System (SSS).
BARP officials
hosted a kapihan forum at the PIA
Conference room here Wednesday where they presented to the media practitioners a manifesto
wherein through a signature campaign they hope to bring to the attention
of President Benigno Aquino III their
situation.
BARP founding
president Federico Balanag pointed out
that with the present purchasing value of the peso, elderly SSS
pensioners can hardly live by their monthly pension, even for buying basic essentials for their day to day living.
Some
pensioners receive as low as P500 – P800
a month, he said.
Through the manifesto which they target to gather around a million signatures including
BARP’s 17,000- strong membership, they hope
the President will look at their plight and take action.
Meantime, the BARP
is inviting the public to enjoy
the various events and
activities lined up in observance
of Elderly Month in October.(JDP/CCD-PIA CAR)
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