The Commission on Audit (COA) praised the programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) that address the needs and concerns of senior citizens and job-seeking persons with disabilities (PWDs). In a statement, DOLE revealed that the initiatives that were praised by COA were the programs...
CEBU CITY -- The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) will conduct house-to-house vaccination for senior citizens. The house-to-house vaccinations is just one of the measures that the DOH 7 is taking to improve the vaccination rate involving senior citizens, said DOH 7 regional director Dr....
The elderly in areas under an Alert Level 1 status may now safely go outdoors as long as they observe and properly practice minimum public health standards, a health expert said on Friday, March 18. “Older persons may safely go out in Level 1 areas, whether they are frail or robust, but it is...
As part of its initiatives to help improve the living condition of the elderly sector in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) supported the call of various groups and individuals to expand the country’s Social Pension Program and amend the Republic Act No. 9994...
The expert panel of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 has recommended administering a fourth dose of the vaccine or second booster shot to senior citizens and people with comorbidities. NTF against Covid-19 Adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa on Friday, March 4, said the...
Senator Sonny Angara on Monday urged the government to ramp up the vaccination against COVID-19 while cases are declining on a daily basis. Angara said the current data is encouraging and provides a strong argument in support of the effectiveness of getting innoculated against COVID-19. “Just...
Persons with disability (PWDs) and senior citizens may also vote in Satellite Emergency Accessible Polling Places (S-EAPP) in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10761, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said S-EAPP refers to an EAPP temporarily established in a building used as a...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 22, that the succeeding national coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination drive will focus on senior citizens. In an interview over GMA News, Año noted that the government will...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo said on Monday, Feb. 21, she would increase the monthly allowance of indigent senior citizens from the national government if she wins the presidency in the upcoming polls. Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau)...
Vaccine hesitancy is no longer the concern for some senior citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since they argue that they're bound to die anyway. A senior citizen getting his booster shot at SM Center Muntinlupa vaccination site of the Muntinlupa City...
Former national police chief and senatorial candidate Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar vowed to push for more job opportunities and health care for senior citizens in a move to empower the elderly especially amid the adverse effects of the pandemic. Eleazar, who is running for senator in the May 9...
Establishments in areas with high vaccination rates for senior citizens and persons with comorbidities will be allowed to operate with an additional 20 percent capacity, acting Presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (The Cabinet Secretariat...
