THE National Commission of Senior Citizens–Davao Region (NCSC-Davao) awarded financial benefits to roughly 13,247 senior citizens in 2025 under the Expanded Centenarians Act (ECA), the agency said.
Filbert Bryan L. Sollesta, program development officer of NCSC-Davao, said the total cash distributed amounted to about ₱139 million, significantly higher than the 4,234 seniors assisted in 2024.
Of the 2025 beneficiaries, 4,606 were men, and 8,641 were women. The office noted that the proportion of female awardees increases in the older age brackets.
By area, 3,624 recipients came from Davao City; 2,802 from Davao del Norte; 2,243 from Davao de Oro; 1,994 from Davao Oriental; 1,754 from…