Nanay (Mother) Bernardita is an 81-year-old older woman who is living alone in her old home in Libjo, Dinagat Islands. She is one of the 500 beneficiaries (Older Persons, and Persons with Disabilities Head of Family) of the COSE’s Cash Assistance Program to Older...
Older women and men bear the brunt of COVID-19! The crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic takes an extra toll on older women and men and their families who are already economically vulnerable prior to the crisis. Most alarmingly, older persons bear the brunt of the...
“I can no longer afford to take my medication for heart enlargement twice-a-day. Now, I only intake one capsule per day. It’s better than totally nothing at all” Ma. Teresita C. Causo is a 72-year-old who owns a small sari-sari store in the Province of Pampanga. She...
“I am worried about my safety as well as for the well-being of my fellow older women and senior citizens who are at higher risk of getting infected with the coronavirus. When will this crisis end? I am missing my old busy life but I know the situation and things will...
“Typhoon Yolanda was the worst and strongest typhoon I had ever experienced in my entire life!” said Buenvinido Pantaleon, 67 years old of Lamintak Sur, Medellin, Cebu. Ben, as what he is known for, works as a Secretary in their barangay for six years. He would often...
“I always involve myself in community activities because I just want to serve other people.” Danilo Orinday is 79 years old and lives in Barangay Bantigue, Pagbilao, Quezon Province. He is married and has six children. At the age of 18, he moved to another...