The Pasig Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (Pasig OSCA) reminded senior citizens that the local government does not require any payment or fees to receive benefits intended for them. On Wednesday, June 10, Pasig OSCA urged the public to report any individuals, whether employees of the Pasig LGU...
An 80-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, June 2, in Antipolo City, Rizal, for allegedly threatening three minors with a bolo and a rifle as they cleaned the front of their house following soil erosion. The Antipolo Component City Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) said the incident occurred around...
A 62-year-old passenger bound for Tagbilaran was arrested Tuesday afternoon, May 26, after airport authorities discovered an unlicensed .45-caliber Colt pistol in his luggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The firearm, loaded with a magazine containing six live rounds, was...
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III is championing the push to institutionalize a Universal Social Pension for senior citizens, saying millions of Filipinos are calling for stronger support for senior citizens struggling with rising medicine, health care and living costs. Dy, Isabela 's...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) must overhaul its aid distribution system following heartbreaking reports of beneficiaries dying while waiting in line for "ayuda" or government assistance. Thus, said Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes, senior vice...
Four men were arrested in Quezon City after allegedly duping a 62-year-old woman of jewelry worth about P405,000 in a “budol-budol” scheme in Quezon City on Tuesday, May 19. Police identified the suspects as alias “Virgel,” 44, alias “Rodel,” 46, alias “Ceferino,” 45, all...
A pickup truck plowed into a crowd of people lining up for P20-per-kilo subsidized rice outside the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) office in Quezon City before dawn Wednesday, May 20, killing a 73-year-old man and injuring a sidewalk vendor. The fatal crash occurred...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A senior citizen was shot dead in Basilan province on Sunday evening, May 10. Police identified the victim as Gilberto Francisco Toledo. Investigation said the victim driving a motorcycle in Barangay Lanote, Isabela City when gunmen onboard a motorcycle appeared and shot him. The...
Senior citizens aged 65–79, along with jeepney and tricycle drivers, received 10 kilos of rice in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, May 6, under the Local Government Support Fund-Financial Assistance to Local Government Units of the national government. Mandaluyong City Mayor Carmelita...
A 71-year-old woman suffered burns while three families were left homeless after a fire swept through a residential area along Swimming Pool Street in Barangay 177, Caloocan City on Friday night, May 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 8:36 p.m., reached first...
The Quezon City government has launched its Open Data Dashboards via the QC eServices portal, giving residents real-time access to key program data to promote transparency, accountability, and citizen participation. Mayor Joy Belmonte said the initiative enhance open governance by allowing...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday, April 22, cautioned residents against individuals illegally offering paid assistance in the processing of Persons with Disability (PWD) IDs, senior citizen IDs, and purchase booklets. Authorities stressed that such fixer activities are strictly prohibited...
