DSWD: 100 percent pension hike for indigent seniors by February

Zeus Legaspi 01/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Starting next month, indigent senior citizens who are beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Social Pension program will receive a P1,000 monthly stipend, DSWD Assistant Secretary Romel Lopez announced on Monday.…

Seniors top 17 young keglers in Sugbu Bowler of the Month qualifying tourney

Glendale G. Rosal 03/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senior keglers strut their wares on Sunday evening’s Sugbuanon Bowlers United (SUGBU) Bowler of the Month qualifying tournament at the SM Seaside City Cebu Bowling Center.  This was after all of the top…

Cebu City senior citizens may claim P3,000 assistance starting March 16

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eligible senior citizens in Cebu City can claim their P3,000 cash assistance for the first quarter of 2023 starting on March 16, 2023, Office of Senior Citizen’s Affair (OSCA) head Vicente “Inting” Esmeña…

Simultaneous distribution of final cash assistance for seniors begins

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Hundreds of senior citizens from Barangay Punta Princesa in Cebu City flocked to the Punta Princesa Elementary School on Saturday morning, December 10, 2022, for the first day of the simultaneous distribution of the…

5 kilos of rice free for Angeles City seniors who get COVID-19 vaccine

Jun A. Malig 09/24/2022

ANGELES CITY — In a bid to ramp up its vaccination program against COVID-19, the city government here announced on Friday that senior citizens who will have themselves vaccinated will  also get 5 kilos of rice for free.…

Seniors, immunocompromised individuals told: Reduce infection risk, vote early

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals, the Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) urged them to vote early.  “Dapat sayo na ang seniors ug immunocompromised aron…

Chan still hopeful for Lapu to get Alert Level 1 status this week

Futch Anthony Inso 03/22/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is still hopeful that the city would be downgraded to Alert Level 1 this week. Currently, the city’s COVID alert level is at Level 2. Last Friday,…

Good news for Cebu City seniors: Financial aid distribution starts Sat

Vhenna Mantilla 03/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The distribution for the first tranche of financial assistance to senior citizens for this year will happen on Saturday, March 12, 2022, in all 80 barangays in Cebu City. Portia Basmayor, the head…

Seniors better protected with 4th COVID-19 vaccine shot – DOH

Zacarian Sarao 03/09/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Seniors and individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised will get better protection against COVID-19 if they get a second booster shot — that is, a fourth vaccination shot, according to a Department of Health (DOH)…

Seniors exempted from paying VAT on utility bills

Julie Aurelio 01/18/2022

The House of Representatives has passed a measure exempting senior citizens from paying the value added tax (VAT) and giving them a higher discount of 10 percent on their monthly electricity and water bills. On Monday, members…

Vaccination drive in Cebu City gains ground — Cebu City Health

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health (CHD) noticed a slow increase in the number of individuals being vaccinated in the different sites in the past week. Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, officer-in-charge of the CHD, said that…

Photographer shares proud moment capturing a different set of ALS graduates

Immae Lachica 07/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A photographer’s unique set of graduates is now winning hearts online. Joshua Cabahug, freelance photographer from Sagay City, Negros Occidental shared photos of his first elderly batch of graduates under the city’s Alternative Learning…

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