Calling age a "constant barrier" for otherwise very capable senior citizens, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is prodding the private sector to broaden job opportunities for elderly Filipinos. Eduardo Barrios/ Unsplash For this purpose, Duterte penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.2384, or...
There’s a heartwarming sight at KFC stores nowadays. It’s like coming home to familiar surroundings with your tito or tita or lolo and lola serving your favorite comfort food. True to its core values, the world-famous chicken restaurant is not just about providing the best-tasting...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas has filed a measure that would grant a "Christmas bonus" worth P1,000 to indigent senior citizens. (Thomas Kelley/ Unsplash) Vargas has dubbed the measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6693, as the “Paskong Maligaya para kay Lolo’t Lola Bill”, which...
Heads up Pasigueno seniors! The Pasig City local government will start distributing its annual Christmas cash gifts to senior citizens on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to Friday, Dec. 16. Complimentary to the “Pamaskong Handog” food packs that each family in Pasig receives, senior citizens are also gifted...
Eight individuals died after the passenger jeepney that they were riding while crossing a river got swept away by a flashflood in Tanay, Rizal on Saturday night, Dec. 10. Contributed photo / Tanay, Rizal MDRRMO According to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of...
The Makati City government announced that the distribution of cash incentives to senior citizens in the city has already started. According to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, a total of 83,857 Blu Card senior citizens holders will receive the year-end cash incentive early as the city government aims...
The Pasig City government, led by the Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO), gave free 200 wheelchairs to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Monday, Nov. 28. Operation Blessing Foundation Inc. FB Page / MANILA BULLETIN The turnover ceremony was held at the Pasig City...
The most vulnerable senior citizens were the beneficiaries of a feeding program conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) - Manila Chapter. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Donated meals from Novotel Araneta were served to 38 senior citizens at Barangay 658 Intramuros, Manila last Nov. 19....
Over 400 senior citizens in San Juan City received cash gifts from the city government on Tuesday, Nov. 22, as they were recognized for their invaluable contributions to the country's development. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora together with other city government officials led the event held at...
A total of 450 senior citizens in Valenzuela City received free eyeglasses from the local government on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian personally distributed the eyeglasses to the elderlies who first underwent visual tests and eye checkups to determine their...
The national government would have to cough up between P92 billion and P230 billion annually if and when Congress institutionalizes a proposal to provide all senior citizens in the Philippines a universal social pension. (Danie Franco/ Unsplash) There are seven such measures pending before House...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The Malabon City local government announced on Tuesday, Nov. 8, that it has already distributed social pension to 12,605 registered senior citizens in the city since Oct. 11. The distribution is under the Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) of the...
