ILOILO CITY, Feb. 13 -- Senior citizens were among the first in line here as voters' registration for next year's midterm elections started on Monday.

In an interview on Tuesday, Comelec-Iloilo City Assistant Officer II Jonathan Sayno said they catered to 236 applicants during the first day, 47 of whom were elderly.

"Mostly are senior citizens who are 90 or 80 years old. Their intention is not really to cast votes but to avail of benefits from the city government provided under the Ilonggo Centenarian Ordinance," he said.

Under the ordinance, senior citizens are eligible to receive PHP10,000 and PHP20,000 once they reach the age of 80 years and 90 years old, respectively.

One of the requirements to avail of the incentive is for them t...