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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="File photo of Francisca Susano via office of Senior Citizen Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/09/13/20210913-francisca-susano.jpg"/><figcaption>File photo of Francisca Susano via office of Senior Citizen Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - A lawmaker on Monday urged fellow House members to grant P1 million to &quot;super centenarian&quot; Francisca Susano who turned 124 years old last Saturday.</p><p>Senior Citizen Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes, in filing House Resolution 2207, said that Susano — who was born on September 11, 1897 in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental — made a monumental achievement and that a grant should be given as recognition.</p><p>“Dapat nating ituring na pambansang yaman ang mga gaya ni Lola Francisca Susano. Nasaksihan niya ang mahahalagang yugto sa kasaysayan ng ating bansa sa nagdaang mahigit isang siglo,” Ordanes said.</p><p>(People like Lola Francisca Susano should be considered as national treasure. She witnessed important chapters in our country&#x27;s history over the last century.)</p><p>&quot;Mas matanda pa nga siya kaysa sa deklarasyon ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas mula sa Espanya,&quot; he added, referring to the June 12, 1898 historic landmark.</p><p>(She&#x27;s even older than the declaration of our country&#x27;s independence from Spain.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/07/11/21/meet-the-100-year-old-grandma-who-went-viral-after-attending-her-first-college-reunion-on-zoom">Meet the 100-year-old grandma who went viral after attending her first college reunion on Zoom</a></li></ul><p>According to Ordanes, the Guinness World Records Organization has received required documents that would pave the way for Susano&#x27;s official recognition as the world’s oldest living person.</p><p>Ordanes said that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Susano should be protected and be assured of an &quot;excellent quality of life.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Inatasan ko na ang mga lider ng OSCA at Senior Citizen Party-list sa Negros Occidental, upang alamin kung nabakunahan na ng COVID-19 vaccine si Lola Francisca pati na ang mga caregivers niya. Kailangan ding alamin at punan ang iba pa niyang pangangailangan,” he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/22/21/look-101-year-old-covid-19-survivor-gets-vaccinated-in-leyte-town">LOOK: 101-year-old COVID-19 survivor gets vaccinated in Leyte town</a></li></ul><p>Ordanes said he is hopeful that the House plenary will be able to approve his resolution.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y6Z03z4Aros?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

A lawmaker urged fellow House members to grant P1 million to 'super centenarian' Francisca Susano who turned 124 years old last Saturday.