Fully vaccinated individuals from Metro Manila, regardless of age, are now allowed to travel in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Kids swim at the famous beachfront of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has called on all sectors to work together in building a caring society for the elderly, as it recognized the senior citizens’ contributions to nation-building. (Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD said both public and...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia said Thursday it would expel seven senior UN officials for ''meddling'' in its affairs, ratcheting up worries over the humanitarian response in the war-torn and famine-threatened Tigray region. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (AFP/File) UN Secretary-General...
Bayan Muna Party List Representative Carlos Zarate called for an increase in the social pension for elderly people on Thursday, September 30. Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate During the House of Representatives' deliberation on the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) proposed 2022...
What was supposed to be a distribution of the monthly pension for senior citizens turned into a super spreader event when a large crowd flocked to Delpan Sports Complex in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Sept. 27, disregarding physical distancing and other health protocols. Senior citizens, persons...
Photo by Munehiro Kugimiya Carlos Yulo returned to competition after his Tokyo Olympics campaign by capturing one gold and one bronze medal in the 2021 All-Japan Senior and Masters Gymnastics Championships in Yamagata Thursday. Yulo ruled the floor exercise where he is the reigning world champion...
The Makati City local government opened on Wednesday the registration for its free flu and pneumonia vaccine for senior citizens. The city government said that the vaccination aims to protect the city's senior citizens against the harmful effects of flu and pneumonia, especially amid the COVID-19...
Students who wish to apply for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) need to create accounts on the application portal by Tuesday, Sept. 21. (Photo from Unsplash) DepEd has officially opened the online application for the SHS VP program on Sept. 19....
The House Special Committee on Senior Citizens on Tuesday, Sept. 21, approved in principle a bill that would grant senior citizens an exemption from income taxes. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House Bill No. 8832, filed by Senior Citizens' Party List Representative Rodolfo Ordanes,...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, together with Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, signed on Monday the monthly allowance of senior citizens living in the first district of the city. Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso "Para sa minamahal kong mga lolo't lola sa District 1, pinirmahan na po...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippines to intensify its efforts in vaccinating its elderly population against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as he described the rollout of the vaccination program for senior citizens as “unfortunate” and...
President Duterte's intention to "audit" the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is justified, as far as his spokesman and fellow lawyer Harry Roque is concerned. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) Roque, in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6, described the Senator...
