Alice Guo lying about her age: She wasn’t born in 1986

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 09/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines — 1-Rider party-list Rep. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez accused dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo of lying about her age and childhood. At the second half of the House of Representatives quad committee hearing on Friday, Gutierrez…

Biden turns 81 as voters show concern about age

11/21/2023

Washington, United States—Joe Biden joked about his age as he turned 81 on Monday, November 20, 2023, but the issue is no laughing matter for many voters who are worried he is too old for reelection next year.…

BPBL changes age limits to 2 new age groups for season 2

Glendale G. Rosal 03/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a series of discussions, the organizers of the Batang Pilipino Basketball League (BPBL) agreed to change the age limit of its two newly-added age groups for season two this year.  BPBL Commissioner…

Nietes shrugs off Ioka loss: I’m still good for two more world level fights

Glendale G. Rosal 07/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Age is just a number for the 40-year-old former world champion, Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, after announcing that he would continue fighting amidst his lopsided world title defeat at the hands of Kazuto Ioka…

House bill increases age of consent in rape cases from 12 to 16

Pathricia Ann V. Roxas - INQUIRER.net 08/29/2019

MANILA, Philippines – A bill adjusting the age of consent in rape cases from the current 12 to 16 has been filed in the House of Representatives in a bid to shield minors from sexual violence. Tingog…

VFP-7 seeks lowering of age requirement for military pensioners

Zena V. Magto 04/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – War veterans in Cebu seek the lowering of military pensioners age from 65 to 60-years-old. Rodulfo Buma-at Jr., vice president of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines Central Visayas office (VFP-7) said that…

PYC: Lowering age of criminal responsibility may prompt crime groups to use younger preys in their operations

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/24/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Reducing the age of “social responsibility” to 12 from 15 years old might make younger children prey to criminal groups who would want to use minors in operating their illegal businesses. James Canoy,…

House OKs bill lowering retirement age of GSIS members to 56

Inquirer.net 12/10/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill amending the Governmment Service Insurance Act of 1997, which would allow government workers to retire at age 56. Two hundred…

Age doesn’t matter: Nietes is 36 who’s feeling like 24

Glendale G. Rosal 11/29/2018

THREE-DIVISION world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes certainly feels like he’s in perfect boxing shape at this stage of his career. Even at 36 years old. “Yes, I’m 36 right? But I feel like I’m 18. No, I…

The use of age

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/25/2018

The range of violence against women is mind-boggling for it involves babies to the elderly as victims. There is a popular Cebuano expression “Tawga lang kong kawatan, ayaw lang tiguwang” (Just call me a thief but not…

Albayalde on Marcos’ arrest: We have to take into consideration her age

Inquirer.net 11/12/2018

Police will consider the age and health of former first lady Imelda Marcos, who was recently convicted on seven counts of graft and ordered arrested by the Sadiganbayan, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde…

Unicef opposes lowering of age of criminal liability to 12

Inquirer.net 09/27/2018

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) on Thursday opposed Senator Vicente Sotto III’s proposal to lower the age of criminal liability to 12 years old. Unicef said it is “deeply concerned” over this latest effort to lower…

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