Senior citizens burial assistance up in LT

Assistance of families left behind after the death of senior citizens is being passed.

Authored by Councilor Roderick Awingan, the proposed local ordinance intends for the municipality to express its deepest appreciation to the valuable contribution of the senior citizens as well as it intends to provide assistance to the bereaved families.

The bereaved family or any senior citizen organization may request for the release of burial assistance to any of its deceased member through the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) who shall submit it to the Municipal Social Welfare Development Office (MSWDO) Officer for documentation and thereafter, release of the burial assistance.

The implementation of the ordinance appropriated annually under the MSDWO of the municipality.

The local law entails qualification requirements in order for the burial assistance be release the deceased senior citizen must first meet the following qualifications: (a) De-

ceased senior citizen must be a bona fide resident of the municipality of La Trinidad. (b) Deceased senior citizen must be a member of the barangay or the municipal senior citizen association. (c) Certification from punong barangay where the deceased senior citizen resides and or an endorsement from the president of the Barangay Senior Citizen Association. In case, the deceased senior citizen is not a member of the Senior Citizen Federation but is a bona fide resident of the municipality.

The proposed law will have a public hearing.