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820 BULACAN SENIORS TO WALK FOR WELLNESS

As part of the Elderly Filipino Week celebration, the province of Bulacan is honoring the elderly members of its community through a health and wellness activity dubbed as Healthy Brain, Healthy Life! Seniors’ Walk 2024 on November 7, 8:00 am which will begin from the Capitol Mini Forest Park to Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center […]

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LACUNA DOUBLES MONTHLY ALLOWANCE OF MANILA SENIORS

In a move to further support Manila’s elderly, Mayor Honey Lacuna announced that the monthly allowance for senior citizens will be doubled from P500 to P1,000 starting January 2025. Over 200,000 senior beneficiaries are set to receive a total of P3,000 each during the quarterly payout in March 2025. “Iniisip pa lang nila, tayo po […]

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SENATE URGED: OK SENIORS’ MONTHLY PENSION HIKE

On the occasion of Elderly Filipino week, National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte  is appealing to senators to pass this third and final session of the 19th Congress their counterpart to the House-passed measure on an expanded social safety net initiative granting a monthly stipend  to all  Filipinos 60 years of age and above–now numbering over 12 million–and not […]

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GOV’T SETS P3B FOR P10K CASH GIFTS OF SENIORS

Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo said the national government is set to spend an initial P3 billion for the P10,000 cash gift of elderly Filipinos reaching the milestone ages of 80, 85, 90, and 95 years old. “Based on the 2025 National Expenditure Program, the government intends to spend up to P3 billion for the initial […]

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BONG GO GIVES SENDS AID TO BINANGONAN SENIORS

To show his commitment to assisting the Filipino people in their recovery especially those belonging in vulnerable sectors, Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit team aided impoverished senior citizens in Binangonan, Rizal.  Known as Mr. Malasakit, Go acknowledged the role of the elderly and their significant contributions to each family and their communities while underscoring the government’s […]

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LIST OF MORE DISCOUNTS FOR SENIORS OUT — DTI

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), and Department of Energy (DOE) signed a joint administrative order (JAO) implementing a special discount of five percent of the regular retail price of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPC) without exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) for Filipino senior citizens and persons with […]

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DA SIGNS ORDER DOUBLING FOOD DISCOUNTS FOR SENIORS

The Department of Agriculture along with the Departments of Trade and Industry and Department of Energy signed the joint administrative order that nearly doubles the special 5 percent discount granted to senior citizens and persons with disability for their purchase of basic and prime commodities as well as substantially raise the total value of goods […]

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NOGRALES BACKS JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELDERLY BILL

The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee expressed his support for a bill that seeks to increase the employability of elderly Filipinos. The Committee on Ways and Means, in a joint hearing with the Committee on Senior Citizens, recently approved the proposed “Employment Opportunities for Senior Citizens and Private Entities Incentives […]

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HOUSE PANEL TACKLES BILLS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay Representative Joey Sarte Salceda, in a joint meeting with the Committee on Senior Citizens chaired by SENIOR CITIZENS Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes, approved the revenue provisions of the substitute bill proposing employment for able senior citizens.The proposed “Employment Opportunities for Senior Citizens and Private Entities […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO LGUS: HELP COMPLETE NCSC DATABASE

With the new law expanding the grant of cash gifts not only to centenarians but to those who turn 80, 85, 90 and 95 as well, National Unity Party (NUP) president and Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on local government executives to assist the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) and other concerned […]