Vision
COSE envisions an age-friendly society where all older persons live in dignity; remain healthy, self-reliant, and secure; and are free to commit themselves to others and society.
Mission
To work with older persons, especially the poor and marginalized, in upholding their rights while respecting cultural diversity, promoting gender equality, nurturing their potential, recognizing them as a significant sector, and ensuring their participation in matters affecting their lives.
Goals
- Strengthen older persons’ organizations (OPOs) to uphold their rights and address the issues of ageism, exclusion, and poverty.
- Advance the well-being of older persons through networking and partnership building with various stakeholders at the local, national, regional, and international levels.
- Organize a national movement of older persons that will take the lead in promoting intergenerational solidarity and gender equality.
Shared Values
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- Accountability
- Commitment
- Gender Transformative
- Inclusiveness
- Older Persons-centered
- Participatory
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.