The Pasig Magokoro Elderly Care Facility highlighted the continuing Philippines-Japan cooperation in strengthening elderly care and improving services for senior citizens. Japanese government and Department of Health (DOH) officials visited the facility on Aug. 20 as part of the 4th...
Tokyo (Jiji Press) -- Japan 's Environment Ministry has launched a demonstration experiment to help protect elderly people from heatstroke by utilizing artificial intelligence and sensors to encourage them to use air conditioners properly. The initiative aims to identify heatstroke risks...
The Philippines risks “growing old before becoming rich” unless policymakers shift their focus from population control to investing more in children, boosting productivity, and preparing for an aging society, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies...
A federation of senior citizens in Quezon City has urged reforms in the Expanded Centenarian Act after a reported six-month delay in releasing the ₱10,000 cash gift for eligible beneficiaries. The United Senior Citizens Associations–Quezon City (USCA-QC), which represents more than 400 senior...
A 71-year-old woman died after being run over by a dump truck while crossing a pedestrian lane along Commonwealth Avenue corner Soliven Street in Quezon City on Monday afternoon, June 15. CCTV footage captured the victim crossing when the dump truck entered the lane and hit her, but the driver...
The city government of Manila, through its Manila Health Department (MHD) and Office for Senior Citizens ' Affairs (OSCA), conducted a medical and dental mission for senior citizens in the city in celebration of Elderly Filipino Week (EFW) on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Held at the Don Bosco Covered...
Age-based discrimination resulting in unemployment, inadequate social security, and restricted access to healthcare are some of the most pressing problems currently faced by the country's senior citizens that need to be addressed by the government, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said. These...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez took advantage of the country’s ongoing celebration of Elderly Filipino Week to echo calls for the sufficient funding of the amended Centenarian’s Act. "I welcome the recent approval...
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...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has sought the release of 85-year-old Gerardo "Gerry" Dela Pena who, it said, had served almost 12 years in jail since his arrest on March 21, 2013. Published reports stated that Dela Pena was convicted of murder in 2014 for shooting his nephew. He was...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), along with the Philippine National Bank (PNB) partnered with P.A. Alvarez Properties and Development Corporation (PA Properties) to help address the national housing backlog. In a statement, GSIS said the pension fund, the national bank, and the...
Senior citizens above the age of 60, single mothers, and persons with disabilities can soon enjoy a 20 percent discount on basic goods and services with the support of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Trade and Industry, as well as the Department of Energy. The three government...
