(Unsplash) Persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens shouldn't be left behind when it comes to accessibility to tourism sites in the Philippines. With this notion, House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas City lone district Rep....
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that the application period for the upcoming school year's Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) has already started on May 16. (Senior High School students / DepEd file photo) “Ang SHS VP ay isang financial assistance program na nagkakaloob ng...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN) “Kung sino pa ang walang pera, siya pa ang malaki ang kailangang bayaran (It’s a pity that those who don’t have money are the ones who need to pay a lot).” House Committee on Ways and Means...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes (Facebook) Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes says elderly Filipinos need assurance of ample power supply to energize their homes in order to prevent instances of heat...
Low vaccine uptake rates among senior citizens in the country have prompted welfare groups, including the Philippine Coalition of Consumer Welfare, to call for the government's effort to provide free flu vaccines for all seniors. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a statement on Friday, May 10,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has advised graduating senior high school learners taking the technical-vocational-livelihood (TVL) track to undergo the free assessment program in a bid to improve their...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided livelihood assistance to around 314 senior citizens in Metro Manila. The recipients are the remaining individuals from the 793 senior citizens profiled in the National Capital Region as eligible to receive DOLE's livelihood assistance....
(Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes is urging corporations and enterprises to hire fit-to-work seniors to help reduce poverty and hunger in areas with high population density and high poverty...
BACOLOD CITY – A bedridden senior citizen was killed and her neighbor was injured in a fire in Sitio Garazon, Barangay San Jose, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, April 13. A SEPTUAGENARIAN died in a fire in Barangay San Jose, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, April 13....
As a pertussis outbreak spreads across several regions, medical experts urged the Department of Health (DOH) to accelerate the early rollout of free elderly flu vaccines in May. Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin In a statement on Saturday, April 13, the Raising Awareness on Influenza to Support Elderlies...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – An 83-year-old woman died after she was hit by a motorcycle in Barangay San Pedro, Lasam, Cagayan on Monday, April 8. Police Capt. Leonel Assistores, Lasam deputy chief of police, identified the victim as Marina Urmanita, a resident of Barangay San Pedro....
Senators on Tuesday, April 9 welcomed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) decision to fully cancel its 2004 agreement with the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) that awarded them 353 hectares of land protected area in Surigao del Norte province. This,...
