Amid employability concerns raised among Senior High School (SHS) graduates under the K to 12 Program, an advocacy group underscored their potential to land employment when provided with comprehensive training and skills development opportunities. Senior High School graduates / DepEd file...
CEBU CITY – A 17-year-old girl was raped and killed in Barangay Bunga, Toledo City, Cebu. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has ordered the immediate arrest of the killer of Sharmaine Flores, whose body was found in a grassy area past 6 a.m. on Friday, August 25. SHARMAINE Flores...
SENIOR BYAHERO Having left the corporate world recently upon retirement, where I practically spent every day driving to work, doing errands, and on weekends, driving some more for quick getaways, I recently rediscovered the joy of simply leaving my car at home and taking the public transportation...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Aug. 16 urged those 60 years of age and older to register in the database of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) in support of the ongoing nationwide registration for all Filipino seniors. The NCSC is currently...
(MANILA BULLETIN) With a vote of 206-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading Wednesday night, Aug. 9 a bill that seeks to strengthen the government’s national health program for senior citizens. House Bill (HB)...
A bill seeking to optimize the leisure rights of senior citizens by granting them a 20 percent discount on travel tax is now being pushed in the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in filing Senate Bill No. 2379, said the bill aims to encourage the elderly to travel, explore new places,...
CANDABA, Pampanga – A senior citizen was arrested and suspected shabu valued at P680,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Barangay Pare here on Thursday, August 3. The PDEA identified the suspect as Ernesto Cruz, 63, of Barangay Vizal...
SENIOR BYAHERO The Philippines has one of the oldest railway systems in South-East Asia. In the late 1800s, while our neighbors were still travelling using horse-drawn transportations, Filipinos were already commuting long distance using the train system. The Philippine National Railways started...
Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. has directed online sellers of goods and services to give the 20 percent discount to senior citizens (SC) and persons with disabilities (PWD) on their purchases. The move comes in response to numerous complaints about online merchants not...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly couple died after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Bangga Himaya, Barangay Tabao Proper, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 27. Police identified the victim as Alfredo Barte, 73, and his wife Felicidad, 62,...
The Antipolo City government and Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will provide more employment opportunities to the city's senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). MOA signing for more job opportunities for senior citizens and PWDs between the...
SENIOR BYAHERO As a traveler, I never considered Batangas City as a travel destination before but a gateway to visiting many tourist destinations of the southern islands. To be more specific, the Batangas Pier is where you go to take the boat to Puerto Galera and the rest of Mindoro, to Romblon,...
