Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, October 22 urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and other concerned agencies to update the list of indigent senior citizens in accordance with the new law that mandates an increase in the pension of poor elderly citizens. ...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion are exploring the possibility of introducing entrepreneurial classes to senior high school students, which could serve as “an alternative path to success.” Vice President and Department of Education...
TACLOBAN CITY – A senior citizen was killed and his companion was wounded in a shooting incident in San Isidro, Leyte, on Tuesday, October 17. The fatality was identified as Jerry Salidaga, 64, of San Isidro. Police said Salidaga was driving his motorcycle with Sergio Aribado, 60, a teacher,...
BARANGAY SERING, Socorro, Surigao del Norte (PNA) – Members remain faithful to Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) and to their leaders despite recent controversies exposed in a Senate hearing. SEN. Ronald dela Rosa, under heavy security, visits Sitio Kapihan in Socorro, Surigao del Norte,...
The Pasay City government has announced that the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH) will be holding a free clinic for the city’s senior citizens. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the PCGH Department of Internal Medicine will hold sugar and cholesterol watch every Monday from 3-5 p.m. for...
SENIOR BYAHERO I have been to Lumban, Laguna several times in the past to have a Barong Tagalog made. Social events like weddings, product launchings, and even Filipiniana-themed parties require that I have a Barong Tagalog made for the occasion, and driving 105 kilometers south is worth all...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the five-year Philippine Plan of Action for Senior Citizens (PPASC 2023-2028) that will enhance and protect the rights and privileges of the country's elderly citizens. PPASC was launched by the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) last...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) and SM City-Lucena conducted a medical mission for senior citizens in line with National Elderly Week on Thursday, October 5, at the SM City-Lucena Event Center here. THE National Commission on Senior Citizens hold a medical...
This week is officially “Elderly Filipino Week,” a celebration backed up by two legislative acts: first, Republic Act (RA) 11350, also known as the “National Commission of Senior Citizen Act,” which mandates the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) to “ensure the full...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly Japanese died in a fire that hit his house in Purok Lumboy, Barangay Tabugon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, October 3. The victim was identified as 80-year-old Gaiji Fukuda. A JAPANESE national was killed in a fire in Barangay Tabugon, Kabankalan City,...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to make sure that there will be funding for the increase in the monthly social pension of the country's indigent senior citizens. Villanueva, the principal sponsor of the Increased Social Pension...
President Marcos directed government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to support senior citizen activities during the annual celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week. Through Memorandum Circular No. 34 dated Sept. 29 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Marcos ordered the...
