SENIOR BYAHERO When I was trying to complete the list of 81 provinces I visited, Masbate was the last I visited in Luzon. That was in 2016 when I finally ticked off Masbate from my list when I hopped on a boat from Pasacao in Camarines Norte to Burias Island to do some island hopping. But...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 1,473 senior citizens received their social pension in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 12. GOV. Bong Lacson leads the distribution of the social pension to one of the 1,473 senior citizens in rites held at Haven of Grace in Barangay Utod, Pulupandan,...
The Department of Education (DepEd) created a national task to conduct a program review on the Senior High School Program (SHS) implementation. Senior High School graduates (DepEd file photo) The creation of the Senior High School National Task Force (SHS-NTF) was announced by DepEd in Memorandum...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released cash assistance from their social pension program to 2,159 indigent senior citizens in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental last week. A TOTAL of 2,159 indigent senior citizens in E.B. Magalona, Negros...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A recently filed House bill (HB) in the 19th Congress seeks to expand the coverage of the discount on electricity consumption being given to senior citizens. Sorsogon 1st district Rep. Marie Bernadette Escudero penned and filed HB No.7919, also known as the Expanded Senior...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government here has allocated P100 million for a new program which will entitle some 100,000 senior citizens to a quarterly stipend of P1,000 each. CITY Social Welfare and Development personnel of Zamboanga City delivers cash incentives to senior citizens during...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading on Monday afternoon, May 8 the proposed Act providing for early voting by qualified senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), lawyers, and human resources for health in national and local elections....
CUENCA, Batangas – Two senior high school students died and another was injured when their motorcycle crashed into a trailer truck in Barangay Dita, this town, on Sunday night, April 30. Police identified the fatalities as Cuenca residents John Paul Mistiola, 19; and Oswill James Magpantay, 16....
SENIOR BYAHERO As a traveler who enjoys staying with the locals and learning more about their culture, food and history, I got excited when I learned that the Tourisms Promotions Board and provincial tourism office were taking us to sev-eral community-based tourism projects in Camarines Norte....
Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN) Here's a novel idea from P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon that could potentially help out a good portion of "unbanked" Filipinos. According to Guanzon, persons with disability (PWD) IDs and senior citizen IDs should be allowed by banks for the purpose of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, April 27, expressed commitment to participate in the hearings on the proposed bill to replace the existing K to 12 basic education program. (DepEd / MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) On April 26, House Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria...
LOBO, Batangas – A 63-year-old man reportedly drowned while swimming in the sea of Barangay Masaguitsit in this town. Police identified the victim as Nestor Perez, a resident of Barangay Dagatan here. Perez’s body was seen by his relatives floating in the shallow portion of the sea at 12:45 a.m....
