The search for another set of awardees who have inspiring and empowering experiences continues. Nominate an older person you know with the following qualifications: 1) 60 years old and above 2) Not multi-awarded and not well-recognized in international or national...
Social Pension: A light of hope to an older person
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Universal Social Pension Better Than P200 Subsidy For Poor Older Persons – COPAP, COSE
Quezon City – Senior citizens group Confederation of Older Persons Association of the Philippines (COPAP) and non-government organization Coalition of Services of the Elderly (COSE) say that the additional P200 a month unconditional cash support is insufficient and...
Ten Older Persons Honored In The 27th Sampung Ulirang Nakatatanda Awards
Quezon City - Ten older persons who have been selflessly serving others in the field of health, indigenous peoples’ cultural preservation, older persons, informal workers, urban poor, land tenure, and farming were honored in the 27th Sampung Ulirang Nakatatanda (SUN)...
Robredo Supports Passage of Bills for Elderly Care
Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday expressed support for the passage of two pending bills in Congress that will give protection and care to elderly Filipinos, who comprise 6.8 percent of the general population. Robredo was the guest of honor at the Elderly...
Leave No Senior Citizens Behind: CSOs, Lawmakers Call For Passage Of Universal Social Pension System
Quezon City— Civil society groups, international organizations, and lawmakers push for urgent passage of universal pension to include three million senior citizens who are missed out in the current pension system or neither receive social nor contributory pension....