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“An aging population needs a hospital for the aged.” This was stressed by Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. following the pronouncements of the Commission on Population on Development (CPD) that the country will have an aging population by the year 2030. An aging population refers to the increase in the percentage of those […]
September 10 is celebrated as National Grandparents Day in the United States, but not in the Philippines, Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said. However, the Philippines celebrates Elderly Filipino Week from October 1 to 7, which was established by Proclamation 370, signed in 1994 by then President Fidel V. Ramos, he added. “Nais ko […]
Almost 700 permanent, casual, and job order senior citizen employees of the MMDA today get flu vaccines for free in a bid to help shield them from respiratory diseases and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The vaccines administered were provided by the Department of Health. According to MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, getting the flu vaccine […]
Oh lola, you are sorely missed. I will always have a soft spot for the elderly. Their raw humor and genuine care when they look at you is something worth keeping. Their presence is like a lamppost at night. They give us wisdom that we may never find somewhere else. They have seen the world […]
The Tarlac City government has started the distribution of the year-end benefits to its elderly. A total of 5,662 senior citizens received their year-end benefits, which Mayor Cristy Angeles said is her administration’s early Christmas treat in this time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “This is my administration’s early Christmas treat in this […]
The vulnerability of the elderly to the 2019 novel corona virus (2019 nCoV) highlights the need for a national health center that specializes in the care of senior citizens. Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. stressed this on Wednesday in light of the rising death toll as a result of the 2019 nCoV outbreak in China. […]
For most individuals, hitting the age of 60 means enjoying the rest of your life, free from work and stress. But not everyone is as lucky. Citing a study by the Coalition of Services of the Elderly, Senator Sonny Angara noted that more than half of the country’s senior citizens do not receive any form […]
Amid rising population of Filipino senior citizens and the scarcity of specialists to treat them, reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara is urging medicine students to pursue geriatric medicine, a specialty that focuses on the health care of the elderly. The number of Filipinos at or over age 60 almost doubled to 8 million from 4.6 million […]
Increasing the social pension of indigent senior citizens will be a top priority of Senator Sonny Angara should he be reelected to Senate for another six-year term. Angara, one of the authors of Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, said the social pension provided for under the law must be […]
Senator Sonny Angara stressed the necessity to improve the country’s ability to meet the healthcare needs of the Filipino elderly. Speaking at the 6th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Angara said the country is facing a serious shortage of geriatricians or medical doctors who are specially trained to evaluate and […]