Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso personally led the distribution of milestone cash gifts to senior citizens aged 80, 85, 90, and 95 during a ceremony at the Don Bosco Covered Court on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, on Monday, March 9. A total of 3,703 elderly Manileños will receive...
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – A 71-year-old woman was killed in a fire that destroyed a chapel in Purok 6, Barangay Sapinit, this city, on Friday, March 6. Police identified the victim as Mila. Investigation said Mila was sleeping inside a room in the chapel where she was staying when the fire...
As part of broader efforts to support learners and strengthen teacher development across the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Thursday, March 5, that it is advancing reforms in its DepEd voucher program while introducing improvements to its DepEd classroom observation system. In...
Retirement is no longer the final chapter for 15 senior citizens who are now accredited as tour guides in Intramuros under a Department of Tourism (DOT) livelihood program that lets them share history and culture with visitors. Implemented with the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC),...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will fully implement its strengthened Senior High School (SHS) curriculum in School Year (SY) 2026–2027, marking a major shift in the country’s basic education program. Beginning in June 2026, DepEd’s Strengthened SHS Curriculum will replace the previous...
A 60-year-old senior citizen tagged as a high-value individual (HVI) wanted for illegal drugs was arrested by the Makati City Police in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Olympia, Makati City, last Feb. 25. According to Southern Police District (SPD) Director Brig. Gen. Randy Arceo, the suspect,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Twenty-one indigent elderlies received post-Valentine’s Day gifts from the Police Regional Office-8 Press Corps in partnership with the Police Regional Office-8 in Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte over the weekend. The activity was part of the PRO-8 Press Corps’ advocacy to build...
A Senate bill is seeking to provide mechanisms to make polling places readily available to PWDs, pregnant women, and indigenous people. Senator Mark Villar filed Senate Bill No. 1698, titled “An Act Enhancing Accessibility in the Voting of Senior Citizens, Persons with Disabilities, Pregnant...
Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes expressed his deep concern over the recent brutal killing of a retired officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Matalam town, in North Cotabato. The victim, retired Col. Leonardo Songcaya, is the president of the...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The National Commission for Senior Citizens has condemned the recent ambush of a retired Army colonel who served as regional president of the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines in the Socsksargen region. NCSC Commissioner Edwin Espejo urged police...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to make voting more accessible for Filipinos in vulnerable situations by expanding the law on local absentee voting and improving polling facilities nationwide. Estrada, in filing Senate Bill No. 1075, sought alternative modes of voting for...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 5, expressed strong support for President Marcos’ digital reform agenda aimed at strengthening education-to-employment pathways. DepEd conveyed its support during the launch of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority...
