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Elderly, a force to reckon with

WITH the rapidly increasing ageing population in the Philippines, senior citizens have the power to elect the next president of the country. This was disclosed...

Poe files bill to benefit elderly

SENATOR Grace Poe has filed a measure seeking to mandate the reservation and designation of priority seating for the elderly in public transportation to...

Solons want free medicines for poor, elderly, disabled

The House of Representatives’ committee on health has approved a substitute bill seeking to establish a free basic medicine assistance program to address the...

Nurse charged with killing Canada retirement home residents

A former nurse has been arrested and charged with murdering eight elderly residents under her care at retirement homes in Canada's Ontario province, police...

Not so golden years for American who picks prison over wife, home

Ah, romance. A 70-year-old American man from Kansas robbed a bank so that he could be sent to prison to get away from his wife,...

Asia’s elderly to cost $20t by 2030 – study

SINGAPORE"•Asia’s population is ageing faster than anywhere in the world, a study said Thursday, warning the swelling ranks of the elderly will cost the...

6m elderly/PWDs unaware of voting places – poll body

Out of the six-million people with disabilities and senior citizens, only 209,000 of them have expressed their  intention to vote at the accessible polling...

Hospital for elderly proposed

SAYING that Quezon City has 330,000 senior citizens,  Rep. Alfred Vargas is pushing for the construction of a hospital devoted just for the  elderly...

GSIS to release P2.6b to elderly, disability pensioners

State-run Government Service Insurance System said Wednesday it is set to release P2.6 billion worth of cash gift to old-age and disability pensioners in...
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