PR-55-2025

The Philippine Embassy in Canada is pleased to announce the implementation of Republic Act No. 11982, also known as the Expanded Centenarians Act of 2024, which amends the Centenarians Act of 2016.

Filipino senior citizens who reach the age of 𝟖𝟎, 𝟖𝟓, 𝟗𝟎 and 𝟗𝟓 years old are entitled to a 𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 incentive while those who are 𝟏𝟎𝟎 years old will continue to receive the 𝐏𝐡𝐩𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 and a Letter of Felicitation from the Philippine President.

📌 Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be a Filipino citizen or dual citizen at the time of application
  
  
• Must have a Philippine peso-denominated bank account
  
  

📝 Application Process for Overseas Filipinos:

The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), as one of the implementing agencies, will review and validate applications of overseas beneficiaries. This is in accordance with the Joint Memorandum Circular signed in 2025 by the CFO, National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Eligible applicants are encouraged to mail the application documents directly to the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Main Office or through the nearest Philippine Embassies or Consulates.

🔗 For more information and downloadable application forms: Visit the CFO website section on the Expanded Centenarians Act Incentives for Overseas Filipinos: https://cfo.gov.ph/expanded-centenarians-act-for-overseas-filipino-senior-citizens?q=centenarians

Let us continue to honor and recognize the lifelong contributions of our elderly kababayans.