Latest in Senior CitizensThe Marcos administration’s proposed 2027 national budget allocates ₱51.6 billion for the social pension of indigent senior citizens and ₱3.4 billion for the Expanded Centenarians Act, which now provides financial assistance to seniors reaching the milestone ages of 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100, not…
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Wednesday, December 10, announced the rollout of ₱243.4 million in social assistance for persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and senior citizens listed under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) social pension…
Instead of grand festivities or public fanfare, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso chose to spend his 51st birthday on Friday morning, October 24, with 520 senior citizens under the care of Luwalhati ng Maynila at the Manila Boys Town Complex in Parang, Marikina — the city’s…
Manila First District Councilor Joaquin Domagoso announced on Wednesday, August 13, that the City Council has approved three resolutions authorizing Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso to enter into agreements with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the implementation…
More than half of Manila’s elderly has already received their specialized supplemental milk on the second day of its roll-out, Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno announced on Wednesday, August 13. Fulfilling one of his top campaign platforms, Domagoso said 114,849 senior citizens from 472 barangays in…
“The more productive you are when you are already retired, it has something to do with the release of endorphins, which is a good feeling. Because you are still active, there is a feeling of belongingness, there is a feeling of being part of the economy. The building of our nation. It also helps…
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