Bayan Muna Party List Representative Carlos Zarate called for an increase in the social pension for elderly people on Thursday, September 30. Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate During the House of Representatives' deliberation on the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) proposed 2022...
What was supposed to be a distribution of the monthly pension for senior citizens turned into a super spreader event when a large crowd flocked to Delpan Sports Complex in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Sept. 27, disregarding physical distancing and other health protocols. Senior citizens, persons...
Photo by Munehiro Kugimiya Carlos Yulo returned to competition after his Tokyo Olympics campaign by capturing one gold and one bronze medal in the 2021 All-Japan Senior and Masters Gymnastics Championships in Yamagata Thursday. Yulo ruled the floor exercise where he is the reigning world champion...
The Makati City local government opened on Wednesday the registration for its free flu and pneumonia vaccine for senior citizens. The city government said that the vaccination aims to protect the city's senior citizens against the harmful effects of flu and pneumonia, especially amid the COVID-19...
Students who wish to apply for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) need to create accounts on the application portal by Tuesday, Sept. 21. (Photo from Unsplash) DepEd has officially opened the online application for the SHS VP program on Sept. 19....
The House Special Committee on Senior Citizens on Tuesday, Sept. 21, approved in principle a bill that would grant senior citizens an exemption from income taxes. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) House Bill No. 8832, filed by Senior Citizens' Party List Representative Rodolfo Ordanes,...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, together with Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, signed on Monday the monthly allowance of senior citizens living in the first district of the city. Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso "Para sa minamahal kong mga lolo't lola sa District 1, pinirmahan na po...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippines to intensify its efforts in vaccinating its elderly population against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as he described the rollout of the vaccination program for senior citizens as “unfortunate” and...
President Duterte's intention to "audit" the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is justified, as far as his spokesman and fellow lawyer Harry Roque is concerned. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) Roque, in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6, described the Senator...
A senior citizen street sweeper was killed after she was by hit by a white van in Malabon City on Thursday, Sept. 2. (FLICKR / FILE PHOTO) In a report from GMA’s Unang Balita, the victim was identified as Erlinda Batulan. She was busy sweeping the road when she was hit. Instead of helping, the...
The 21 st Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship that the country is hosting has been moved to May 2022 due to the rising COVID-19 cases. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) made the announcement Friday, reiterating that they are heeding the Asian Volleyball...
The city government of Caloocan on Friday launched the mobile vaccination or the house-to-house vaccination for bedridden residents.
The mobile vaccination team will inoculate bedridden senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) using Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine against...
