Old age may have hit her hard as evidenced by her wrinkled skin and her gray hair; however, 86-year-old Juana Maranan is still a woman who makes way to support herself. A resident of Brgy. San Diego in Lian town of Batangas Province, Lola Juana still accepts jobs weaving nipa leaves, which are used as continue reading : Easing her burdens
Finding courage to grow old alone
“Mahirap pala talagang tumandang mag-isa.” Remedios Seda, 69, details how lonesome and hard it is for senior citizens like her to brave every waking day alone. Lola Remedios, a resident of Brgy. Sapang 1 in Ternate, Cavite Province, has been living by herself for over 30 years now. She did not marry and has no continue reading : Finding courage to grow old alone
Senior citizens to receive social pension at their doorsteps
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office IV-A announced that starting September this year, beneficiaries of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens program in the region will begin receiving their monthly pension at their doorsteps. This is after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement with the Philippine Veterans Bank last continue reading : Senior citizens to receive social pension at their doorsteps
Old but not helpless
At 73, Lola Jasmin Francisco, a widow, can be seen selling fruits in season in front of her house in Brgy. San Roque in Teresa, Rizal Province. Despite her age, she needs the income, no matter how small, to support most of her needs, especially her medications. She is suffering from high blood pressure, high continue reading : Old but not helpless
Saving for her ‘light’
In broad daylight, 74-year-old Necitas Cristobal brings out her small flashlight and switches it on. Suffering from eye cataract, Lola Necitas, a resident of Brgy. Sabang in Burdeos, Quezon Province, needs the extra light so she can better see the paper in front of her. She needs to sign her name on the paper—a payroll continue reading : Saving for her ‘light’
DSWD to hand over payout of social pensions to LGUs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hand over the processing of payments for beneficiaries of the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens to local government units (LGUs) starting this last quarter of 2015. A total of 94 LGUs in the CALABARZON Region will be piloting this new process. Currently, the DSWD regional continue reading : DSWD to hand over payout of social pensions to LGUs