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...
(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...
