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,...
Officers and members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) led by Jey Rence Quilario, popularly known as Senior Agila, are now being evicted in the 353-hectare Siargao Island Protected Landscape and Seascape (SIPLAS) in Surigao del Norte. This, after the Department of...
About P50 billion was allotted for the government pension of four million indigent senior citizens throughout the country. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released a total of P49.807 billion to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cover the senior citizens’...
VILLASIS, Pangasinan – A senior citizen was stabbed dead by a member of a civilian volunteer organization in a wake in Barangay Puelay here before dawn on Wednesday, April 4. Police said the suspect, 47, told the victim, 61, to move his motorized tricycle that blocked the road. A verbal...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says he is exploring the prospect of a separate insurance fund under the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to address the healthcare...
ANDA, Pangasinan – A senior citizen drowned in the sea in this town on Black Saturday. Police identified the victim as Remedios Castrence Caras, 78. A neighbor, former barangay councilor or kagawad, Cosme Garibay Bravo, 68, discovered Caras’ body floating on the shallow part of the sea near her...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should consider granting tax incentives to supermarkets and other retail outlets following the new policy of higher discounts on essential grocery items purchased by senior citizens and persons with...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian cited the lack of an effective targeting mechanism as the reason for the Senior High School Voucher Program's (SHS-VP) failure to decongest public senior high schools. He noted that by offering vouchers, students can choose from a wider range of schools, including...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave props to several agencies that were key in expanding the discounts being accorded to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Hailed by...
Senior citizens above the age of 60, single mothers, and persons with disabilities can soon enjoy a 20 percent discount on basic goods and services with the support of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Trade and Industry, as well as the Department of Energy. The three government...
