President Marcos has ordered the integration of technical vocational programs to the Senior High School curriculum in an attempt to make graduates more employable for local and global workforce. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting on Feb. 27, 2024, (Photo...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos' signing into law Monday, Feb. 26 of the Expanded Centenarians Act places on full display his compassion toward elderly...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Aside from centenarians, senior citizens who turn 80, 85, 90, and 95 will now receive cash grants under a newly-signed landmark law, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte. On Monday, Feb. 26, President Marcos signed...
Stay fit and live long, and claim money from the government as a compensation. This is practically the extra challenge for every Filipino from the national government as President Marcos is expected to sign into law on Monday, Feb. 26, the House and Senate bills that provide cash gifts to...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez intends to fast-track the P500 discount for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in grocery stores and supermarkets nationwide, even as he described the benefit as low-hanging fruit....
President Marcos is set to sign three important laws on Monday, Feb. 26, that would benefit Filipino seafarers, senior citizens, and locally made products. Manila Bulletin, Philippine News Authority file photos In a letter from the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) to the House of...
BATANGAS CITY – A 73-year-old woman died in a fire that gutted her house in Purok 6, Barangay Calicanto, this city, on Thursday morning, February 22. Arson investigators identified the victim as Ludivina Espiritu. The fire started at 6:30 a.m. in Espiritu’s kitchen and also affected her...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are subject to a 20 percent discount for senior citizens. READ: https://www.fda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FDA-Advisory-No.-2014-054.pdf "In the law, it...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is looking at implementing the revised Senior High School curriculum in School Year 2025-2026, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Feb. 20. (Jojo Rinoza/ MANILA BULLETIN) The official said this on the sidelines of...
Yesterday’s 100th birthday celebration of Juan Ponce Enrile, fondly called Manong Johnny, who serves presently as the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, calls attention to longevity of Filipinos. On Feb. 17, Whang-od Oggay, a Filipino cultural icon, will mark her 107th birthday. According to...
(Unsplash) A joint House panel has tasked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to increase the senior citizens' discount on basic goods from a measly P65 per week to P125 per week, or a total of P500...
(MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang booklet na yan ay talagang pahirap sa mga senior citizen (That booklet is a real burden for senior citizens).” That's United Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay's position on the use of senior...
