MALAYBALAY CITY – On May 17, 2024, City Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, along with the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs and City Social Welfare and Development Office personnel, awarded incentives to centenarians Mrs. Yaga Sarino Molhay and Mrs. Porfita Sario Libanda at their residence in Brgy. Manalog.
Molhay, born on May 20, 1920, and Libanda, born on November 4, 1921, were honored in accordance with Republic Act 10868, the Centenarian Act of 2016, which recognizes Filipinos who reach 100 years of age.
As per City Ordinance No. 988, series of 2021, the City of Malaybalay granted each centenarian a one-time incentive of P100,000.00, along with a cake and a bouquet of flowers. They were the second and third centenarians to receive these incentives from the City Government since the local ordinance was approved.