MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza There are 10 million senior citizens, and if most of them are qualified voters – going by the age requirement, they are 100 percent eligible – do you suppose they’ll be voting as one for the one and only Senior Citizens Party-list? As it happens the SCP-list is just...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, April 24, expressed support for the second booster shot program of the Department of Health (DOH), noting such is very beneficial to senior citizens and immunocompromised who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid-19. (AFP/MANILA...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo forged a covenant with members of volunteer group Seniors4Leni on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, that details her vision for senior citizens under her presidency. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan sign a covenant promoting the...
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FNRI) and University of the Philippines Manila-National Institute of Health, Institute on Aging (UPM-NIH-IOA) have teamed up to conduct a training for researchers who are involved in a research project on...
Despite the shift to a more relaxed alert level and the increased passenger capacity in public transport, minors and the elderly are still not allowed to board public utility vehicles (PUVs) according to an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA...
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Spokesperson Harry Roque reiterated on Tuesday, Oct. 19 that vaccinated seniors citizens can go outdoors and visit malls. A senior citizen receiving a COVID-19 jab (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi po natin binabawi iyong incentive na binigay natin sa...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Sunday, Oct. 3, is urging more senior citizens to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo from Philippine Red Cross In a statement, the humanitarian organization has expressed its strong support to the World Health Organization’s (WHO)...
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel will start offering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday, one of first countries to provide a booster shot. The jabs will begin on Sunday as part of a ''complementary vaccination campaign'' for people...
The government has allowed two major sports tournaments in the country but subject to strict health regulations against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
Nearly 7,000 fully-vaccinated senior citizens in Makati City have claimed their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the city government. This was announced by Makati City Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay on Twitter, Tuesday night (July 6). “Umabot na sa 6,586 fully-vaccinated senior citizens ang...
Fully vaccinated senior citizens can now claim their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the Makati City local government in two malls -- Ayala Malls Circuit and Glorietta 2. According to the city government, fully vaccinated senior citizens must bring their vaccination cards and their white card...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Wednesday, June 23, that almost 2 million indigent senior citizens or nearly half of the 3.8 million targeted beneficiaries have so far received their entitled social pension. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The DSWD assured the public that...
