SEN. SONNY ANGARA (CO-SPONSOR) ON THE SIGNING OF THE IRR OF THE CENTENARIANS ACT

"We honor these people for their longevity - a testament to leading a life with care for self and therefore others- so I hope that benefits due them are not long in coming. Their contributions to society are big, the cost of honoring them is small. So let us see to it that they are honored fast, and in full. We are racing against time. It is our urgent purpose to let them feel and enjoy our gratitude while they still can. The cash gift cannot be postponed because benefits are not meant to be posthumous, & gratitude is always about "the now." A present is meant to be for the present- not as a hindsight regret on an unexpressed thank you."