Quezon City prioritizes seniors in congested areas for J&J jabs
MANILA—Senior citizens of Quezon City’s District 2 were prioritized for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines in a special rollout on a rainy day last Wednesday.
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MANILA—Senior citizens of Quezon City’s District 2 were prioritized for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines in a special rollout on a rainy day last Wednesday.
BUTUAN CITY—Senior citizens of Claver, Surigao del Norte who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus received financial aid from the local government.
LAOAG CITY—Hundreds of senior citizens mostly from this city received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, July 20, at the mega vaccination site inside the gymnasium of the Divine Word College of Laoag (DWCL).
MY overflowing bookshelves have been a constant bone of contention for Aurit, my wife, and me. “Why do you need so many books when you won’t be able to read all of them in your lifetime?” Ouch. And then to slam home her point, she adds: “The termites will devour them before you get to read them!” I can’t argue back because our house sits on a piece of land that happens to be a chomping ground of termites, which have already eaten at least two or three boxfuls of my books.
Retiree William Tang recently decided to swap his life in downtown Shanghai for a luxury elder-care development in the city’s far west, paying $220,000 to rent a two-bedroom apartment for 15 years.
IN celebration of National Disability Week, newly established social enterprise Precious Works of Differently Abled Enterprise (PWDe) will put the spotlight on the talents and skills of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) through an online bazaar on Lazada starting July 21, 2021.
Amid the ongoing health crisis globally, there’s no stopping the Filipinos’ desire to take care of other people of different race, especially the elderly who need utmost attention in this time of the pandemic.
The Jesuit priests have inspired a lot of people to truly become men and women for others—whether it is through the Ateneo de Manila University’s Philosophy and Theology teachings or the community’s culture of belongingness and kindness.
IF there is a designated survivor for a government in crisis, there is a designated caregiver in the typical Filipino family.
IN celebration of the 152nd birthday anniversary of Filipino hero Dr. Pio Valenzuela, the P53-million home care facility called Bahay Kanlungan Tahanan nina Lolo at Lola in Barangay Maysan finally opened its doors to abandoned and abused elderly and differently-abled individuals.
Pushing for better protection of elder workers and gaining a more equitable country representation will be among the top agenda of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) during the country’s chairmanship of the International Labor Organization (ILO) government group.
Care home workers in England will be required to have a Covid-19 vaccination or risk losing their jobs.
IN the traditional scenario, at this stage of our life, my wife and I are supposed to enjoy a house that’s without kids. Our home should have become what they call an “empty nest.”
TUGUEGARAO CITY—A directly dated rock art created 3,500 years ago and found at the Callao Caves in Peñablanca town is believed to help answer queries on folk migration in Cagayan, archaeologists said.
THE Philippines has already reached the 10 million level of inoculating the nation’s population against the deadly Covid-19. The lucky recipient of the milestone jab is an elderly from Valenzuela City.
With the unexpected death of a former president in his sleep combined with the demise of acquaintances who have succumbed to the pandemic, my mind has recently been occupied with intimations of mortality. This prompted me to pause for a while in my own life’s journey and do some reflections.
A child’S death is devastating to all parents. But for Chinese parents, losing an only child can add financial ruin to emotional devastation.
CEBU CITY—With low vaccination turnout for the elderly, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) on Monday urged local government units (LGUs) to shift to a house to house master listing of the A2 priority sector instead of only relying on online registration.
BAGUIO CITY—The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) has called on local government units (LGUs) for a concerted effort in vaccinating the elderly against Covid-19.
WASHINGTON—Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32 percent last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of Covid-19 among its most vulnerable victims.
A new study shows that nutrition intervention can lessen the risk of malnutrition among the elderly by almost three-fold and promote better physical function and health condition.
Nowadays, many people we know are hurting. Hurting deeply inside.
MANILA—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will conduct a stakeholders’ consultation meeting in July to discuss discounts for online transactions of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs).
WE are familiar with the concept of mentoring. Typically, a more senior employee is tasked with guiding a junior colleague. But what if we told you it could be the other way around?
“Men bungle their affairs. Everywhere, I see incompetence rampant, incompetence triumphant.”
ILOILO CITY—All 365,908 elderly pensioners in Western Visayas have received their stipend for the first semester of this year totaling P1,097,724, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 6 (DSWD 6) said on Thursday.
MANILA—Did you know that Gen. Emilio F. Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines after the end of the Spanish rule, also wanted a monument for himself like that of Dr. Jose P. Rizal at the old Luneta, now better known as Rizal Park, in Manila?
Old timers like me want to revisit old loves and past guilty pleasures. It so happened that during the long lockdown, as I was rummaging through my old DVDs, I was able to dig out my collection of Zatoichi movies and watched them again on my old DVD player. And then lately, I also discovered some Zatoichi movies are accessible on YouTube.
WASHINGTON—Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
Getting old is a blessing because it is a privilege denied to many. It is a gift because we become wiser with each passing year. Although I do not regret growing old, I can’t help but feel the weight of 75 summers bringing with them uncomfortable realities. Gray hair aside, old age makes us feel helpless, weak, and oftentimes absent minded, like a zombie walking and acting mindlessly. Body aches set in and we feel the need for crutches—not just for our physical self but also for our mind. If we become forgetful, we want to be constantly reminded; if we become weak, we need somebody to assist us.
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