Politics · Philippines Bureau
Butuan City distributes health kits to elderly inmates, senior citizens
Senior citizens and elderly prisoners in Butuan City received health packages and essential supplies on Thursday as the city marked Elderly Filipino Week. Government agencies coordinated the distribution effort across two facilities.
LSN Philippines ·
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Authorities in Butuan City provided health kits, medicines, food packs, and other essential goods to senior citizens at the Por Cristo Foundation Inc. and elderly persons deprived of liberty at Butuan City Jail on Thursday.
The distribution was organized to commemorate Elderly Filipino Week, with personnel from government agencies spearheading the initiative. The City Social Welfare and Development Department led the coordinated effort to ensure vulnerable elderly populations received necessary support and health resources.
The health kits and supplementary provisions were designed to address the specific needs of the target beneficiaries, including both institutionalized seniors at the foundation and older inmates within the city's correctional facility. The distribution underscores local government efforts to extend social welfare programs to marginalized elderly sectors.
No additional details regarding the scope of the distribution or the number of beneficiaries were immediately available.