NCSC to put up 4 Senior Citizen Community Care Centers after elections

Four Senior Citizen Community Care Centers (SC3Cs) will be established across the country after the May 2025 elections, the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) said Tuesday.

In a public briefing, NCSC officer-in-charge and commission member Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said the SC3C will be in Los Baños, Laguna; Daet, Camarines Norte; and Ubay and Mabini, Bohol.

“Magiging marami sila lalo’t lalo na pinapalawig natin 'yung program ng national government,” Loreche said.

(More will be established since we’re expanding the program of the national government.)

The SC3Cs will have programs and services that focus on health and wellness, social and recreational activities, counseling and mental health support, and legal and financial assistance.

It also offers programs and services from the national government agencies such as the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Labor and Employment, and the Department of Trade and Industry.

According to Loreche, the SC3Cs are located in the following areas:

• Moalboal, Cebu
• Cabatuan, Iloilo
• Malaybalay, Bukidnon
• Kidapawan, Cotabato
• Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental.

—Mariel Celine Serquiña/AOL, GMA Integrated News