BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development said 1,494 senior citizens in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte received cash assistance totaling P5.3 million on Independence Day. THE DSWD-Caraga and Landbank of the Philippines distribute cash cards to senior citizens from Buenavista,...
Health Secretary Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa has vowed to designate a focal person within the Department of Health (DOH) who would focus on handling the welfare of the country’s senior citizens. Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa (MB File Photo) Herbosa said this...
A total of P36,468,500 was disbursed by the Makati City local government for the cash incentives for its senior citizen Blu Card holders, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced on Wednesday, June 7. According to Binay, 21,245 senior Makatizens benefitted from the cash incentive and added that the...
The Makati City local government has relaunched its free movie program for the city's senior citizens on Thursday, June 1. The launch was held in Glorietta 4 and was attended by Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo, Makati City 2nd District Rep. Luis Campos, and officials from...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 1,473 senior citizens received their social pension in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 12. GOV. Bong Lacson leads the distribution of the social pension to one of the 1,473 senior citizens in rites held at Haven of Grace in Barangay Utod, Pulupandan,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released cash assistance from their social pension program to 2,159 indigent senior citizens in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental last week. A TOTAL of 2,159 indigent senior citizens in E.B. Magalona, Negros...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A recently filed House bill (HB) in the 19th Congress seeks to expand the coverage of the discount on electricity consumption being given to senior citizens. Sorsogon 1st district Rep. Marie Bernadette Escudero penned and filed HB No.7919, also known as the Expanded Senior...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government here has allocated P100 million for a new program which will entitle some 100,000 senior citizens to a quarterly stipend of P1,000 each. CITY Social Welfare and Development personnel of Zamboanga City delivers cash incentives to senior citizens during...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading on Monday afternoon, May 8 the proposed Act providing for early voting by qualified senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), lawyers, and human resources for health in national and local elections....
Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN) Here's a novel idea from P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon that could potentially help out a good portion of "unbanked" Filipinos. According to Guanzon, persons with disability (PWD) IDs and senior citizen IDs should be allowed by banks for the purpose of...
Senior citizens received good news last week. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released ₱42.93 billion to cover the payment of their health insurance premiums for 2023. Sourced from proceeds of the sin tax law, the allotment benefits over 8.5 million senior citizens enrolled in the...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo ‘Ompong” Ordanes trumpeted on Monday, April 3 the incoming benefit to some four million indigent elderly Filipinos in the form of the P1,000 monthly social pension. “I proudly report to the over four million indigent seniors nationwide that our efforts...