{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_42bk4uduhc52duzmmb5a","title":"Ejercito seeks to double social pension for indigent seniors to P2,000","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ejercito-seeks-to-double-social-pension-for-indigent-seniors-to-p2-000-42bk4uduhc","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_fl5cjadb4g3xcuz5isla","seq":1647922,"kind":"article","title":"JV Ejercito bill seeks to double indigent seniors' pension to P2,000","url":"https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/1004704/jv-ejercito-bill-seeks-to-double-indigent-seniors-pension-to-p2-000/story","summary":"Senator JV Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to double the monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens from P1,000 to P2,000 amid rising prices of goods and other basic needs.","published":"2026-10-04T06:57:02Z","seen":"2026-10-04T09:46:13Z","lang":"en","country":"PH","source":{"id":"kite-feedburner-com-6e8694","name":"feedburner.com","domain":"feeds.feedburner.com"},"via":"kite-feedburner-com-6e8694","entities":[{"id":"Q12950817","name":"Joseph Victor Ejercito","type":"person"}],"story":"st_42bk4uduhc52duzmmb5a","category":"politics","category_p":0.550000011920929,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.25999999046325684,"political":0.9200000166893005},{"id":"n_42bk4uduhc52duzmmb5a","seq":1629840,"kind":"article","title":"Ejercito seeks to double social pension for indigent seniors to P2,000","url":"https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/04/news/ejercito-seeks-to-double-social-pension-for-indigent-seniors-to-p2000/2438514","summary":"MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito is seeking to double the monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens from P1,000 to P2,000, citing rising costs of food, medicines, health care and other basic necessities. Ejercito filed Senate Bill 2522, which seeks to amend Republic Act 11916, the law governing the social pension program for indigent senior citizens. “With the continuing rise in the prices of food, medicines, utilities, transportation, and health care, P1,000…","published":"2026-10-04T06:20:28Z","seen":"2026-10-04T06:56:11Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-manilatimes-net-b3d10c","name":"manilatimes.net","domain":"manilatimes.net","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1573100","name":"The Manila Times","type":"magazine","country":"PH","designations":["organization","periodical"]}},"via":"kite-manilatimes-net-b3d10c","topics":["asia","news"],"authors":["Catherine S. Valente"],"entities":[{"id":"Q2917216","name":"military history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire","type":"person"}],"image":"https://manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2026/10/04/1245146.jpg","mentions":2,"story":"st_42bk4uduhc52duzmmb5a","category":"politics","category_p":0.4000000059604645,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.18000000715255737,"political":0.8799999952316284}]}