3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (311+ words) Senior citizen leaders are pressing for the strengthening of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) and the passage of laws that would better protect the rights and welfare of older Filipinos. In a news release on Friday, the NCSC…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (612+ words) Speaker Faustino "Bojie" Dy III on Monday backed the growing push to institutionalize a Universal Social Pension for senior citizens, saying the country has a moral obligation to protect all elderly Filipinos who spent their lives sacrificing for their families…...

4+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (282+ words) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 8 (Eastern Visayas) is eyeing the release of PHP3. 49 billion in social pensions to indigent seniors this year, collaborating with local government units (LGUs). Lawyer Jonalyndie Chua, DSWD-8 information officer, said the program will…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (328+ words) The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) has released around PHP45. 29 million to 15, 099 qualified senior citizens as the payout continues under the Social Pension (Soc Pen) Program. DSWD-6 regional information officer Therese Fely Legaste, in an interview…...