SANTO DOMINGO, Ilocos Sur — A 70-year-old woman was gunned down before noon on Wednesday, June 24, in Barangay Puerta Real, this town. Police said the victim was a married resident of Barangay Pussuac here. Investigation said was standing on a road shoulder when two men on a motorcycle passed by....
Team Philippines capped its perfect run with a masterful 10-0 victory over Hong Kong to sweep the ASPAC and Middle East Regional Tournament and earn its ticket to the 2026 Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina, USA. The humble Tanauan City, Batangas-based squad completed its mastery...
State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to overhaul its energy subsidy frameworks, warning that design flaws are allowing wealthy households and profitable private resorts to capture millions of pesos intended for marginalized consumers. In...
The Pasig Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (Pasig OSCA) reminded senior citizens that the local government does not require any payment or fees to receive benefits intended for them. On Wednesday, June 10, Pasig OSCA urged the public to report any individuals, whether employees of the Pasig LGU...
An 80-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, June 2, in Antipolo City, Rizal, for allegedly threatening three minors with a bolo and a rifle as they cleaned the front of their house following soil erosion. The Antipolo Component City Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) said the incident occurred around...
A 62-year-old passenger bound for Tagbilaran was arrested Tuesday afternoon, May 26, after airport authorities discovered an unlicensed .45-caliber Colt pistol in his luggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The firearm, loaded with a magazine containing six live rounds, was...
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III is championing the push to institutionalize a Universal Social Pension for senior citizens, saying millions of Filipinos are calling for stronger support for senior citizens struggling with rising medicine, health care and living costs. Dy, Isabela 's...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) must overhaul its aid distribution system following heartbreaking reports of beneficiaries dying while waiting in line for "ayuda" or government assistance. Thus, said Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes, senior vice...
Four men were arrested in Quezon City after allegedly duping a 62-year-old woman of jewelry worth about P405,000 in a “budol-budol” scheme in Quezon City on Tuesday, May 19. Police identified the suspects as alias “Virgel,” 44, alias “Rodel,” 46, alias “Ceferino,” 45, all...
The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) has ordered government offices, banks, drugstores, restaurants, transport firms, and other establishments to honor the digital National Senior Citizens ID shown through the eGovPH app as a valid proof of identity in transactions involving elderly...
A pickup truck plowed into a crowd of people lining up for P20-per-kilo subsidized rice outside the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) office in Quezon City before dawn Wednesday, May 20, killing a 73-year-old man and injuring a sidewalk vendor. The fatal crash occurred...
The Quezon City government has opened employment opportunities for up to 100 senior citizens through a collaboration with a private sector. The memorandum of agreement for the special employment program was formally signed on Monday, May 18, by the Quezon City government, the Department of Labor...