(MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed law that encourages private firms to hire elderly Filipinos has hurdled the House Committee on Ways and Means. This was reported by House Deputy Majority Leader for Communications ACT-CIS Party-list Rep....
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Over P112 billion. That's the tangible, measurable benefits to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) that were achieved through the joint House hearings led by Committee on Ways and...
ILOILO CITY – Police Col. Rhea Santos, chief of the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO), has ordered a deeper probe on the brutal killing of an elderly couple in San Lorenzo, Guimaras. MAP of Guimaras with the town of San Lorenzo highlighted. Santos said that the GPPO...
(Photo from Pixabay) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, March 14 formally handed over the implementation of the Assistance to Older Persons (ATOP) to the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), the government body mandated to lead the projects and programs...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is asking local government unit (LGU) chiefs to help the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) in listing elderly Filipinos who are entitled to...
The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) has asked grocery retailers to establish the P500 monthly discount on products and prime commodities provided to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). NCSC Chairperson Franklin Quijano said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The concerned government agencies must start to enforce the P500 monthly grocery discount for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) this March. Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo gave...
Photo from Pixabay National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) Chairperson Franklin Quijano said the P10,000 cash gift under the expanded coverage of the Centenarians Act will soon be available to those turning 80, 85, 90, or 95 years old between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024. Republic Act (RA) 11982...
A group of education workers has reiterated the need to overhaul the country’s education system, with a special focus on the K to 12 Program, especially amidst the low employability rate of its graduates. Tech-voc students (DepEd file photo) “There is no point in continuing a program...
BACOLOD CITY – A bedridden 72-year-old woman died and her sister was injured in a fire that destroyed their house in Hacienda Luvina, Purok Malipayon, Barangay Bacong, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, February 29. A POLICE officer looks at a house in Barangay Bacong, Bago City, Negros...
A reminder to all senior citizens nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued reminders regarding the terms and conditions of the 20 percent senior citizen prescription purchase discount. Photo from Pixabay In an advisory issued on Wednesday, Feb. 28, the FDA reminded that Section...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The near-doubling of senior citizens and persons with disabilities' (PWDs) discount on groceries and other prime commodities to P500 per month is guaranteed for implementation this...
