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...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has forged a partnership with a private sector employer to provide job opportunities to qualified senior citizens in the city. The agreement was signed on Aug. 10 as part of the city government’s continuing efforts to give Pasayeño senior citizens...
Many older Filipinos remain at risk of falling into poverty despite not being officially classified as poor, highlighting gaps in pension coverage and the need for a broader measure of economic vulnerability, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes claims that elderly Filipinos feel forgotten and neglected by President Marcos after the latter "snubbed" the sector in his latter 's State of the Nation Address (SONA). "Kami po ba ay dahon ng anahaw? (Are we just anahaw leaves?)"...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes felt that his sector--elderly Filipinos--was "snubbed" during President Marcos ' State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, July 27. This, after no concrete plan for the country 's senior citizens was laid out during Marcos...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes is crossing his fingers that President Marcos would use his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a venue to advance elderly Filipinos ' interests. Ordanes said this would make President Marcos ' penultimate SONA one to...
The Valenzuela City government has started its yearly “Pasko sa Hulyo para kay Lolo at Lola” program, benefiting 75,067 registered senior citizens in the city. Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian, together with members of the City Council, led the launch of the 2026 distribution on Tuesday, July...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four senior high school students were hospitalized after allegedly inhaling a toxic chemical at Baybay City Senior High School in Baybay City, Leyte on Thursday, July 9. The incident was reported to the Baybay City Police Station at around 2:30 p.m. by a concerned citizen. Victims...
Education is essential to nation-building, but not just any education. The eighth De La Salle University (DLSU) Senior High School (SHS) Research Congress provided a platform for young researchers and key figures in Philippine education to examine reforms in the educational system. The conference...
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 man was injured after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) he was driving plunged into an open creek along G. Araneta Avenue in Barangay Manresa, Quezon City, on Saturday night, July 4, with authorities later saying he tested positive for alcohol. The Metropolitan Manila Development...
A 28-year-old repeat offender, allegedly intoxicated, was arrested less than an hour after assaulting a senior citizen and threatening a Meralco lineman with a replica pistol in separate incidents in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, on Wednesday morning, July 1. Police identified the suspect only by...
