Delays in Annual Subsidy Distribution for Seniors Due to Record Cleansing - The Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (Osca) faced delays in distributing the 2023 annual subsidy as a result of record cleansing issues. Wendelino Enocida, assistant head of Osca, cited difficulties in removing deceased beneficiaries from the list, leading to a delay in the payout. With a lower age requirement for subsidy recipients, the cleansing process aims to update the list of beneficiaries. As of December 27, 2023, only 29,000 out of 170,000 qualified senior citizens have received their annual subsidy. Stay tuned for updates on the distribution schedule.