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AN elderly woman is in critical condition at a hospital in Dumaguete City after being injured in an accident along the national highway at Barangay Jilocon, San Jose town in Negros Oriental at 11 am Sunday. PO3…
The Legal Alternatives for Women (LAW) Center TV program “Sa Mata sa Kababayen-an” at CCTN was very informative regarding assisting the elderly among us. Program guests, Dr. Amparo T. Florida, Golden Center of Cebu, Inc. (GCCI) president,…
Electrical short circuit burned half a million worth of properties including an elderly couple’s home in Barangay Poblacion, Compostela town located around 30 kilometers north of Cebu City on Friday morning. The fire left couple Bonifacio and…
AN elderly woman died after she was struck by lightning in Barangay Talisay in Sta. Fe town on Bantayan Island yesterday. Marina Necessario sustained severe burns as she died on the spot while her two sons Ranel…
An elderly woman died on the spot when she was struck by lightning at Barangay Pooc in Sta. Fe town of Bantayan Island at 10 am Saturday. The victim was identified as Marina Necessario, a 77-year-old resident…
A 68-YEAR-OLD woman was electrocuted after touching a live wire in Sitio Tapon, Barangay Matab-ang, Toledo City at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Remedios Plarisan, a widow, was reportedly cleaning her house when she touched a live…
AN 80-year-old woman expressed gratitude to the livelihood skills training program conducted by the Cebu Private Power Corporation (CPPC) yesterday at the Barangay Ermita Multi-Purpose Hall in Cebu City. Catalina Gabutero said she was glad that rag…
THE RELEASE of the P1,000 cash assistance this month for the 67,300 senior citizens in Cebu City has been moved from June 28 to June 30. The release, which is the fourth tranche of the P12,000 yearly…
(SECOND AND LAST PART) Efforts to give abandoned seniors a dignified life remain sporadic. In Central Visayas, there are at least nine old age homes—all of which are run by religious institutions and private entities. The…
(First of two parts) While leaning back against the pillow, Timoteo* slowly lifted his wounded knees onto his bed. “Hapit matag adlaw naman lang ko ani nga mosukarap (I stumble almost everyday),” he said in a…
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