Grateful centenarian

Centenarian Felicitas Pangilinan Francisco (second from left), of Tomas Claudio in Barangay Baclaran, tightly embraces Parañaque 1st District Rep. Eric Olivarez after receiving her check for P100,000 as cash grant from the city government. Francisco H. Lazaro, 101, of Fourth Estate, Barangay San Antonio, also received a cash grant from the local government and another P100,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development pursuant to Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016. Also in photo is former Civil Service Commission chairman Alma Corazon de Leon of the Save Parañaque River Foundation, and Francisco’s daughter.