Senior citizens in Manila will gain livelihood opportunities through a free seven-day training on Intramuros’ rich history that will enable them to become accredited community tour guides under the Department of Tourism (DOT). The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), in partnership...
Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino plans to propose a P2,000 monthly social pension for all senior citizens to help with their medication and food expenses if he wins a Senate seat in the upcoming midterm polls this May. Former senator Bam Aquino interacts with senior citizens during the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged full support and enactment into law of two Senate Bills (SBs) that seek to improve geriatric care for senior citizens in the country. SB 979 on Senior Citizens’ Hospital Act and SB No. 2687 on Philippine Geriatric Center Act seek to ensure that...
By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ Over 3.7 million indigent senior citizens nationwide have benefited from the social pension program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the first half of the year, receiving a total disbursement of P21.8 billion, DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) looks forward to the enactment into law of House Bill No. 10423 that would provide monthly social pension to all senior citizens regardless of their financial status. Currently, only indigent seniors receive a monthly social pension of P500. House Bill...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should resolve the issues that are causing the delays in the distribution of the social pension for indigent senior citizens, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said on Monday, November 27. The senator said nearly P50-billion is...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has decided to conduct its own investigations on what it called as "horrific crimes" committed against senior citizens, a person with disability (PWD), and two minors over the past few weeks. Citing reports, the CHR said the first incident happened in Manila...
The Mandaluyong City local government has passed of a resolution urging businesses in the city to hire senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) and to forge partnerships and agreements with other sectors of the community to open more jobs for them, it was announced Friday, August 18....
The city government of Manila and the Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) forged on Tuesday, Jan. 31, a new partnership opening more employment opportunities to the city's senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). In a set of photos posted on its officials Facebook page, the Manila Public...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday, January 27 assured that funding for higher social pension for indigent senior citizens is ensured under the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023. Angara assured some 4.1 million indigent seniors stand to receive P12,000 each in social pension...
The national government would have to cough up between P92 billion and P230 billion annually if and when Congress institutionalizes a proposal to provide all senior citizens in the Philippines a universal social pension. (Danie Franco/ Unsplash) There are seven such measures pending before House...
Re-elected Senator Joel Villanueva fulfills one of his campaign promises after the Upper House passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 2506 which proposes a P500 increase in the monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens. “This is a huge blessing as we have already fulfilled one of...
