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REP. DUTERTE WANTS TOUGHER PENALTY VS ELDER ABUSE

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and two other lawmakers have filed a measure that seeks to throw in jail persons found guilty of exploiting, neglecting or abusing the elderly.  In filing House Bill (HB)  4696, Duterte, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS Party list Rep. Edvic Yap also sought the establishment of  senior citizen help desks […]

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CEBU CITY ELDERS, PWDS TO GET CASH CARDS – LABELLA

Mayor Edgardo Labella recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for the issuance of cash cards to be used in the distribution of financial aid to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). The government depository, represented by LBP-Cebu Branch vice president Vivian Bisnar, is expected to […]

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BUILD ELDERLY NURSING HOMES IN EVERY CITY, MUNICIPALITY – GATCHALIAN

Inspired by Valenzuela City’s Bahay Kalinga, Senator Win Gatchalian seeks to institutionalize the establishment of nursing homes for neglected and abandoned elderly in every city and municipality of the country. Gatchalian has filed Senate Bill No. 737, or the “Homes for the Abandoned Seniors Act of 2019,” which seeks to establish a nursing home for […]