Alcover: Monthly payout for seniors 'impractical'

Following Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival’s plan to distribute financial assistance for senior citizens on a monthly basis instead of quarterly, Councilor Pastor Alcover, Jr. described the proposal as “impractical.”

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Alcover, chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Senior Citizens, said the quarterly payout scheme was adopted out of practicality.

Earlier, Archival announced his plan to shift to monthly distribution so the city government would not be burdened with releasing the full amount at once. He said the change would likely need the council’s approval.

But Alcover said the council’s approval is not necessary because the ordinance already mandates a monthly release. He explained that the quarterly scheme was preferred by them because it is more practical given the volume of beneficiaries.