Denis Murphy: A man for others

We pray for the soul of, Mr. Denis Murphy, one of the founders and fathers of COSE.

He died in the morning of October 2 after fighting the battle against cancer. Denis Murphy was a strong advocate for urban poor and helped in founding the Urban Poor Associates and the Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Inc.

A memorial service to celebrate his life is at Arlington Memorial Chapels in Araneta Avenue, Quezon City until October 6, 2016 (Thursday night).

Old people are honored in the Philippines but aging is not. Beyond all the good programs (health care, advocacy ,etc) my deepest wish is that both older people and society look at aging differently and older people become who they are supposed to be… at the peak and not end of a lifetime of growth and hence invaluable to themselves and others.

Edward Gerlock

Founder, COSE