MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL (PIA)--Two centenarians from Ozamiz City received P300,000 each in recognition of their remarkable feat of reaching 100 years old.

Pompia Ochagabia Balcita of Barangay Maningcol and Tiburcia Gaid Parojinog of Barangay Molicay each received P100,000 from the national government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development by virtue of Republic Act No. 10868 or the Centenarian’s Act of 2016.

Each centenarian also received another P100,000 each from Governor Henry S. Oaminal and the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental.

Ozamiz City Mayor Henry Oaminal Jr. and the City Council also chipped in another P100,000 each for the two centenarians.

The two recipients also got a signed letter from President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. stating “It is a remarkable feat to reach a hundred years of age for it reflects a lifetime of victories both big and small. May your life and legacy be remembered and May the good Lord also bless you with more healthy and happy years.”

Balcita and Parojinog are the 9th and 10th centenarians in the city who received centenarian incentives. (AONC/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)