BACOLOD CITY – A bedridden 72-year-old woman died and her sister was injured in a fire that destroyed their house in Hacienda Luvina, Purok Malipayon, Barangay Bacong, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, February 29. A POLICE officer looks at a house in Barangay Bacong, Bago City, Negros...
A reminder to all senior citizens nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued reminders regarding the terms and conditions of the 20 percent senior citizen prescription purchase discount. Photo from Pixabay In an advisory issued on Wednesday, Feb. 28, the FDA reminded that Section...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The near-doubling of senior citizens and persons with disabilities' (PWDs) discount on groceries and other prime commodities to P500 per month is guaranteed for implementation this...
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...
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...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) found out in a recent inspection at city hall that not all external services of city government offices were reflected in their Citizen’s Charters. Jutchel Nayra, regional chief of ARTA-Northern Mindanao, said on Tuesday, February 20,...
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...
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...
