LACUB, Abra – The Lacub Municipal Police Station helped transport an elderly patient to the Rural Health Unit here recently. Police Executive Master Sgt. Marvin Vergara, deputy chief of police, in coordination with the local government unit headed by Mayor Estelita Bersamin, responded to a call...
A 74-year-old man died in a fire that razed his home in Sitio Mekdew, Barangay Pinayag, Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya on Sunday, March 22. Police said the victim was a Person with Disability (PWD). His wife, also a senior citizen, survived the fire. Police received the report about the fire on March 23 due...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, March 23 clarified that indigent senior citizens may still use other government-issued identification cards (IDs) when claiming their social pension, even as the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)-issued National ID remains...
DAVAO CITY – The local government unit of Mawab in Davao de Oro recently distributed cash gifts to a centenarian, 32 octogenarians, and a lone nonagenarian in recognition of their longevity and invaluable contributions to the community. Mawab Mayor Myrill Apit, along with representatives from the...
A 66-year-old senior citizen was injured after she was hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) along Sobriedad corner Calabash Street in Sampaloc, Manila, on Wednesday, March 18. According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the victim sustained wounds on her face,...
A 76-year-old senior citizen died after he was hit by a wayward container truck along Marcos Highway in Barangay Mayamot, Antipolo City, on Sunday, March 15. According to the Antipolo City Police, the truck driver stopped by the side of the road after noticing that the vehicle 's brakes had...
Three people were reportedly killed, while two others were critically injured, after a speeding car driven by a senior citizen crashed into a motorcycle and a sidewalk in Barangay San Isidro, Angono, Rizal, on Sunday, March 15. The Angono Municipal Police Station said the 66-year-old female driver...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) delivered social pension assistance directly to a bedridden senior citizen in a remote mountain village in Quirino Province after a viral video showed him being transported down a rugged path on a carabao-drawn cart to claim his aid. DSWD...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will start using the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), or National ID, as the primary identification for the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens beginning April 1. Senior citizens who have not yet registered with PhilSys are...
MATAG-OB, Leyte – To promote the continued employment of capable senior citizens and ensure equal job opportunities, the Sangguniang Bayan of Matag-ob has approved the Senior Citizens Employment and Participation Ordinance of Matag-ob, Leyte. Municipal Ordinance No. 227, Series of 2025, mandates...
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...
