BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a senior high school student in a buy-bust operation in Purok Aton, Barangay Zone 4, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, December 12. A GRADE 12 student was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Zone 4, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday,...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – A senior citizen was gunned down in front of a “sari-sari” or community convenience store in Sitio Munting Kural, Barangay Santa Catalina Sur, this town, on Monday night, December 4. Police identified the victim as Antonio de Torres, 63. Investigation said the victim was...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was strangled to death inside her house in Barangay Camandag, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Saturday, December 2. Police withheld the name of the 68-year-old victim. Police Major Nelson Amsiwen Jr., La Castellana police chief, said the victim’s grandson...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go highlighted the significant role senior citizens play in the family and community during the 2nd National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC)-National Capital Region Stakeholders’ Summit. (Photo from the Office of Senator Christopher "Bong" Go) Go passionately...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Romel Lopez said on Tuesday, Nov. 28 that there are no backlogs in the distribution of the P500 monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens. Based on the DSWD data, there are 4.1 million indigent senior...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A P1,000 monthly maintenance aid for senior citizens will get institutionalized if and when this measure from ACT-CIS Party-list becomes a law. House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo led the filing of House Bill...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) emphasized on Friday, Nov. 10, the mandatory application of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD) discounts to medical bills before patient discharge. Photo from PhilHealth “PhilHealth received reports that several...
ILIGAN CITY – The city government headed by Mayor Frederick Siao and the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) led by Police Col. Reinante delos Santos have offered a P200,000 reward for information leading to the suspect in the killing of a senior high school student here before All Saints’ Day....
ILIGAN CITY – A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed in her house in Purok 2, Barangay Tibanga, this city, before All Saints’ Day. Police identified the victim as Kiara Aliana Camelotes Pansacala, a K-to-12 student. Barangay Kagawad (councilor) Efren Mata reported to the police that...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said the release of P2.3 billion for the social pension of indigent senior citizens in Western Visayas is almost complete. INDIGENT senior citizens receive social pension in Western Visayas. (DSWD-6) Gretchen Taleon,...
BACOLOD CITY – An 18-year-old senior high school student died after he was punched by a 17-year-old boy in Barangay Payao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on October 19. Police Major Randy Babor, Binalbagan police chief, withheld the names of the suspect and the victim. Babor said the suspect and...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Senior citizens or the elderly enjoy many benefits under existing laws. But what about "junior citizens?" Recognizing the needs of the younger sector, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
