CENTENARIAN PUBLIC SERVANT. Clementino Alico of Brgy. Malixi, Tagbina, Surigao del Sur, is awarded a PHP100,000 cash gift by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region as he turned 100 years old on Thursday (May 11, 2023). Alico served as Malixi's first village chief. (Photo courtesy of DSWD-13)
BUTUAN CITY – A former village chief in Surigao del Sur town of Tagbina who turned 100 years old Thursday was awarded PHP100,000 cash gift by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Caraga Region (DSWD-13).
“Clementino Alico was the first barangay captain of Malixi and a proud Tagbinahon who contributed to the progress and witnessed the developments of the village and the town of Tagbina through the years,” the DSWD-13 said in a statement on Friday.
Alico received the cash gift on Thursday (May 11), the day he marked his 100th birthday, from Tagbina Mayor Glaiza Jane Lanete and other representatives from DSWD-13.
“The amount he received is a recognition and honor for his century’s worthy contribution to the community in Barangay Malixi," DSWD-13 said.
The release of the cash gift is mandated by Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016.
Last month, two other centenarians from the same province - Lydia Comedoy and Dominga Tejero of Carmen town and Tandag City, respectively - were also awarded cash gifts. (PNA)
