Senior citizens and medical professionals comprise a "significant portion" of victims in the recent spate of discrimination against Filipinos in the United States (US), at least based on records of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Lanceplaine /...
The government's pandemic task force has finally allowed the movement of fully vaccinated senior citizens in areas under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified GCQ (MGCQ). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said...
DOH / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said about 12 percent of senior citizens in the country have been vaccinated so far since the COVID-19 vaccination program started last March. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that there is a need to speed up the vaccination of the priority...
Special vaccination lanes must be established for the country's health workers, senior citizens and people with comorbidity based on the latest decision of the government's pandemic task force. A Manila resident receives a first shot of the coronavirus vaccine from a health worker at the Manila...
The Pasay City government have asked the help of senior citizens in the city to encourage residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 through a short testimonial video for the country to achieve herd immunity. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, in a presentation at the Bakuna Benefits segment of George...
The government's pandemic task force has placed governors and mayors further up in the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program priority list, putting them right behind medical frontliners and ahead of senior citizens. A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination center in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has urged anew senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to refrain from going out and send their authorized representatives to claim their financial assistance from the local government units (LGUs). DSWD (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Malacañang is hoping to complete vaccinating the country's healthcare workers against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) soon so it can move to protect the senior citizens against the deadly respiratory disease. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made...
People over 60, and especially over 80, are at risk for loneliness and severe infection. Here are some steps they can take to keep themselves healthy “Trying to preserve some sense of normalcy is important for older people’s wellbeing,” says Dr. Joy Mercader , a cardiologist at Medical Plaza...
Plus, the perfect gifts to jumpstart their new goals By this time, grandparents have settled themselves into their daily routine, which consists of doing chores, surfing the internet, or playing with dogs, but most of the time, the idea of trying new things, let alone getting out of bed, could mean...
The rewards of being a senior citizen in the Philippines Age, though a mere number, can feel like a terrifying, ticking time bomb for many. “Stop this train,” many youngsters would say, quoting American singer-songwriter John Mayer in their desire to stay young and seemingly...
Grandmaster Joey Antonio captures the 1st Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship Grandmaster Joey Antonio smashed Indian Nassir Wajih to capture the 1 st Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship crown. The 58-year-old Antonio, seeded fifth and the lowest ranked among the five GMs who made it...
