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September 10 is celebrated as National Grandparents Day in the United States, but not in the Philippines, Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said. However, the Philippines celebrates Elderly Filipino Week from October 1 to 7, which was established by Proclamation 370, signed in 1994 by then President Fidel V. Ramos, he added. “Nais ko […]
A party-list lawmaker said the new minimum qualification to be classified as indigent should be either the minimum wage rate or the nontaxable income rate. Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said the current poverty limit, or the eligibility of indigent people, for availing of government charity social services is “too low.” “Raise the qualification […]
The chairman of the House Committee on Senior Citizens said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should authorize barangays to serve as registration centers so that elderly Filipinos can be registered with PhilHealth conveniently. Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said it would be grossly inconvenient to require seniors to go to PhilHealth offices for […]