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3 Filipino senior citizens on their way home from US now ‘missing’ in China

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 05:51:17 +0000

From left to right: Erlinda Varela Guce, Pacita Varela De Guzman, and Josefina Varela Baysic had been missing for a week after their flight from the United States landed in China for their connecting flight to Manila last August 10. Their families still have no information on their whereabouts. Photo from: John Florencio Gace.

MANILA, Philippines — Three senior citizens who were on their way home to the Philippines from the United States are reportedly missing after making a stopover in China.  John Florencio Guce, son of one of the missing senior citizens, said that 77-year old Pacita Varela De Guzman, 72-year old Erlinda Varela Guce, and 71-year old […]

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Macalintal lauds signing of law creating National Commission of Senior Citizens

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:23:14 +0000

Election lawyer cautions Senate on plan to probe poll glitches

No country has ever extended to their senior citizens (SCs) the kind of benefits our elderly enjoy in our country.

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Senior citizens’ protection bill hurdles second reading

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:59:11 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – A House bill which will protect senior citizens from abuse was passed on the second reading on Wednesday. 

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Makati gov’t: P39.5-M budget went to free movie tickets of elderlies, PWDs

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Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 08:18:09 +0000

Makati gov't: P39.5-M budget went to free movie tickets of elderlies, PWDs

The Makati City government paid a total of P39.5 million to five of its partner cinemas for the benefit of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in 2018.

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