Baribar: Early distribution is the ‘desire of the city’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

An ordinance currently before the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod seeking to allow the distribution of cash benefits for centenarians, or those who have reached the age of 100, to 80 year olds recently passed its second reading.
City Councilor Archie Baribar, who penned the proposal, suggested spreading out the total P100,000 cash allotment by providing P10,000 when a city resident is between 80 and 89 years old, along with a second P10,000 disbursement if they surpass the age of 90. The remaining P80,000 will be given if the resident reaches 100 years old.
The city official claimed the move is the “desire of the city.”
If passed, P5 million will be allocated in every annual city budget in order to fund the policy.
Earlier this year, Negros Occidental fifth district Rep. Marilou Arroyo filed a bill before the House of Representatives proposing a similar measure./DGB, WDJ