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Leqembi is the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s. Why is it off to a slow start?
The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease hit the US market over a year ago, but sales have lagged, major hospital systems have taken months to start using it and some insurers have rejected coverage.
Surigao City earmarks P7.1 million stipends for indigent senior citizens
BUTUAN CITY—At least 1,182 indigent senior citizens from 21 island barangays in Surigao City received P7.1 million worth of stipends for the first semester this year in a series of payout activities on Wednesday.
Solon urges LGUs to enhance benefits for 15 million solo parents nationwide
AS Solo Parents Week is commemorated nationwide, a lawmaker has called upon local government units (LGUs) to enhance the implementation of additional benefits for 15 million single mothers and fathers, particularly the provision of a P1,000 monthly subsidy for those earning the minimum wage or below.
Migrant workers who helped build modern China have no pensions and cannot retire
BEIJING—At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. But for migrant workers like her, not working is not an option.
DSWD-13 disburses P221-million aid for elderly
BUTUAN CITY—At least 36,847 indigent senior citizens in Caraga Region were given financial assistance in the first quarter of this year under the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens program, the region’s Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-13) said Thursday.
The world’s oldest man says the secret to his longevity is luck, plus regular fish and chips
LONDON—The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation—and fish and chips every Friday.
8,898 North Cotabato seniors get pension
PIKIT, North Cotabato—The North Cotabato provincial government on Friday began distributing P53.3 million worth of social pension to 8,898 senior citizens in scheduled payouts.
DBM releases P49.807 billion for social pension of indigent senior citizens
MANILA—The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released a total of P49.807 billion to fund the social pension of over 4 million indigent senior citizens nationwide.
Solon finds way to improve health care access for seniors
The chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means said on Wednesday that the lower chamber is now working to provide a comprehensive approach, including exploration of a separate insurance fund under PhilHealth, to address the challenges faced by senior citizens, particularly in accessing health care.
Thank goodness for our small house
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”—Plato
4K indigent seniors get pension in Camarines Sur
LEGAZPI CITY—The Department of Social Welfare and Development-5 (Bicol) has released the social pension of nearly 4,000 indigent senior citizens in Camarines Sur.
In Taiwan, a group is battling fake news one conversation at a time, with focus on seniors
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Their days often began at the crack of dawn.
They’d head out to a church, a temple, a park and set up a stall. They’d seek out seniors in particular, those who are perhaps the most vulnerable citizens of the information-saturated society that has enveloped them. To get people to stop and listen, they’d offer free bars of soap—a metaphor for the scrubbing that they were undertaking.
Watsons support affordability: PWDs and Seniors get extra savings on daily needs
Watsons, the leading retailer in health, wellness, and beauty products, wholeheartedly supports the recent administrative order that extends additional discounts to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) for basic necessities and prime commodities. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy, has ratified a joint administrative order introducing a 5% special discount for senior citizens and PWDs.
3 Pagudpud centenarians receive P100,000 cash gifts
LAOAG CITY—Three centenarians in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte received their cash gifts of P100,000 each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday.
PHL needs higher vaccination budget for elderly
MANILA—The national government must allocate higher budget for free vaccination of all senior citizens, a health expert said Tuesday.
Solon urges tax breaks for stores giving bigger discounts to seniors
A senior lawmaker has once again appealed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), urging them to consider granting tax credits to supermarkets and retail outlets that are obligated to provide price cuts to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs).
Rolling the stone away
IN Jesus’ time, Jewish tombs were sealed with a heavy stone to close the entrance. This is why that early Easter morning, the women who were on their way to Jesus’ tomb suddenly realized they had a problem: who would help them roll away the heavy stone?
80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran gets married near the beaches where US troops landed
BOCA RATON, Fla.—Harold Terens and his fiancee Jeanne Swerlin kissed and held hands like high school sweethearts as they discussed their upcoming wedding in France, a country the World War II veteran first visited as a 20-year-old US Army Air Forces corporal shortly after D-Day.
PLDT and Smart prioritize inclusion and customer experience with new diversity and inclusion policy
IN line with continuous efforts to enhance customer experience and do business responsibly, the Philippines’ largest integrated telecommunications company PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) operationalized their Diversity and Inclusion Policy to include retail operations and customer touchpoints.
Fellowship of the suffering
This Holy Week, for my inner nourishment, my plan is to abstain from my usual YouTube and Netflix diet and instead re-watch spiritually literate films. On top of the list is “Fellowship of the Ring,” which I have seen a couple of times before. It was the first installment of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy directed by the talented New Zealander Peter Jackson. As an aside, December of 2023 marked 10 years since the whole world watched “Return of the King,” the last installment of the said trilogy.
New bills to give extensive benefits for elderly, PWDs
Albay 2nd District Representative Jose “Joey” S. Salceda has announced significant advancements in the protection and benefits afforded to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) with the approval of three new bills by the Joint Committees on Senior Citizens, Disability Affairs, and Ways and Means.
When we get old, we all look the same
Time is a great leveler. After it’s done with us, we all become ugh-ly and wrinkled, just like the once juicy fruit I placed in the ref two months ago and then forgot all about it.
Solon cites importance of having national database to facilitate cash gifts for elderly
IN light of the recent legislation expanding cash gifts to individuals turning 80, 85, 90, and 95, a senior lawmaker on Thursday called upon local government executives to collaborate with the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) and other concerned agencies to swiftly complete the national database of elderly Filipinos entitled to the financial incentives.
Batac City expands cash gifts for seniors
The city government of Batac, through the implementation of the Expanded Batac Pre-Centenarian and Centenarian Citizens’ Ordinance, has been reaching out to its elders in recognition of their contribution to community development.
Increase in grocery discounts for elderly and PWDs to start in March, says Speaker
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday said senior citizens and persons with disabilities will be able to enjoy the increase to P500 per month in discounts on groceries and other prime commodities before the end of March.
If only we would listen, old trees communicate with us
One morning a week ago, as I was quietly reading a book, I heard the unmistakable whirring of power blades in our neighborhood. I sat up, a little bit alarmed; only to learn that branches of overgrown trees were being cut down along the main road of our subdivision.
Beyond entitlements, seniors want meaningful work
My wife and I are members of a senior citizen organization in our subdivision. Whenever our small circle gets to meet, we usually have disparate casual pocket “kumpulans” while waiting for the rest to arrive. And the topics are predictable. In one little cluster it would be about the contents of the gift bags from the Mayor’s office birthday or the cash gifts from the barangay head, which they had received or in some cases not received. In the next bunch, the chatter would be the amount of additional pensions or grocery discounts for senior citizens being mulled over in Congress. In the next small grouping, one would hear the litany of complaints about senior citizen discounts in some establishments.
Bong Go lauds signing of expanded centenarians law; calls for continuing support for senior citizens welfare
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go lauded the signing into law of Republic Act No. 11982, or the Amendments to the Centenarian Act. The measure, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on February 26, expands the benefits for elderly Filipinos.
PBBM signs measure giving benefits to octogenarians and nonagenarians
MANILA—President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11981, or the Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) Act, and RA 11982, granting benefits to octogenarians and nonagenarians.