After receiving P100,000 cash award from the Provincial Government in November last year, Saraviahanon centenarian Herminigilda Barredo- Donasco has received another cash award of P100,000 Wednesday [Feb. 22], this time from the Department of Social Welfare and Develoment (DSWD).

Donasco, a widow and a resident of Hacienda Diamante Barangay Damgo, received a felicitation letter from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and cash incentives that were personally handed to her at her residence by personnel of DSWD Field Office-6 yesterday.

In his letter, Marcos told Donasco, "Isang mainit na pagbati sa inyong ika-sandaang kaarawan. Nawa, ang iyong buhay at mga pamanang aral ay habambuhay na tumatak sa isipan, at tularan ng inyong mga mahal sa buhay at ng mga taong hinaplos ng iyong buhay."

Donasco, who turned 100 years old on April 18, 2022, received the Centenarian Cash Gift of P100,000 from the national government, by virtue of Republic Act No. 10868, or the “Centenarians Act of 2016.”

Handing the cash and felicitation letter were DSWDO FO-6 project development officer Doyien Castillo, DSWD social welfare aide Jiffen Batislaon, who is assigned to E. B. Magalona, and OIC-MSWD Emy Lyn Hibionada, RSW.

Accompanying them were Willie Gervacio, president of Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines (FSCAP) of E. B. Magalona, and other barangay presidents of FSCAP.

Donasco has five children, now all senior citizens, with ages ranging from 61 to 71.*

E. B. MAGALONA PIO
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