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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 14, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 12:37 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Helping the sick, elderly after Taal ashfall

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 01:53 PM

Medical teams and members of the Bureau of Fire Protection check on an bedridden elderly in Agoncillo, Batangas on Tuesday.  Read more »

Soldiers spread early Christmas cheers to elderly in Zamboanga

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 04:09 PM

Soldiers from Task Force Zamboanga are spreading early Christmas cheer after they skipped exchanging gifts and instead donated their subsistence allowance to wards at the Home for the Elderly in Barangay Mampang. Read more »

McDonald's Philippines to hire 50 more seniors, PWDs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 03:09 PM

The company earlier hired 100 seniors and PWDs in Manila and Pasig cities, McDonald's said in a statement.   Read more »

French doctor still treating patients at 98

Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 04:22 AM

CHEVILLY-LARUE, France—When French doctor Christian Chenay saw his first patients in 1951, penicillin was state of the art. Read more »

Miss Universe-bound, Gazini sees 'sign' of 5th PH crown, readies lucky charm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 01:01 PM

Ganados joined the Bayani Run without fanfare to help raise funds for the Coalition of Services for the Elderly or COSE. The 23-year-old Filipina-Palestinian is promoting elderly care to honor her late grandmother who raised her while her mother worked abroad. Read more »

Proposals to build homes for elderly at Senate face funding woes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 04:14 PM

MANILA - Lawmakers on Wednesday had to reconsider proposals to establish state-funded nursing homes for senior citizens nationwide after realizing that several local government units cannot afford to shoulder new subsidies for the elderly.   Read more »

When life’s end nears for overseas Filipinos, how do they prepare?

Jofelle P. Tesorio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:46 AM

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - For many Filipinos, death or old age is not something they prepare for. Usually back home, the responsibility to take care of sick or ageing family members are passed on to the children or the nearest kin. Read more »

'Influencer' Gazini honors lola with gift of sight for senior citizens

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 02:19 PM

Raised by her lola, Ganados is a rare "influencer" for elderly care in her quest to succeed Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray and deliver a near-impossible back-to-back win. Read more »

Diaper rush: Conquering a $9 billion market no-one wants to talk about

Richa Naidu and Ritsuko Ando, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 02:53 PM

The market for adult diapers, disposable underwear and absorbent pads is growing fast, up 9 percent last year to $9 billion, having doubled in the last decade, according to Euromonitor. Read more »

'Lola's girl' Gazini expands elderly care network ahead of Miss Universe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 12:14 PM

The 23-year-old model received a briefing from the Coalition of Services for the Elderly on the status of older persons in the Philippines, their fight against abuse and ageism or age-based discrimination and the push for universal social pension. Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit mahalagang planuhin ang pagreretiro?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 12:33 PM

Bakit mahalagang planuhin ng tao ang kaniyang pagreretiro?  Read more »

Increased social pension, elderly protection law sought for senior citizens

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 10:35 PM

Coming from various cities in Metro Manila, the elderly came in full force to mark the start of the annual Elderly Filipino Week with a "walk for life" in Pasay City Tuesday morning. Read more »

Elderly, PWDs get to watch free movies at this cinema on Oct. 1 and 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 03:40 PM

Senior citizens, as well as persons with disabilities (PWDs), will get to watch movies for free on October 1 and 2 at the Newport Cinemas at Resorts World Manila. Read more »

Lacson wants punishment for children who abandon old parents

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 10:44 AM

Senate Bill No. 29 or the “Parents Welfare Act of 2019” seeks to require children to provide necessary support to their aging, sick and incapacitated parents. Read more »

Neglected Filipino grandma, grandkids rescued in Jersey City

Lenn Almadin Thornhill, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:48 PM

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – The smell emanating from inside a home in Jersey City, not to mention the fleas and mosquitoes, prompted neighbors to call authorities.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 12:40 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Involving everyone

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 08:09 PM

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno gestures during a press conference at the City Hall on Tuesday as a sign language interpreter translates his speech. Read more »

Pinakamatandang tao sa Pilipinas nagdiwang ng ika-122 kaarawan

Martian Muyco, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 09:02 AM

Isang simpleng selebrasyon ang inihanda ng mga kaanak ni Francisca Susano sa pagdiriwang ng kaniyang ika-122 kaarawan sa Kabankalan, Negros Occidental noong Setyembre 11. Read more »

Honor thy lolo and lola, not just on Grandparents Day

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Sep 09 09:04 AM

Notwithstanding your love for your Lolo and Lola, you may feel that we do not need a holiday to celebrate it. After all, there are already far too many commercial and consumer-driven red letter dates, from Valentine’s Day to Mother’s Day, to Father’s Day to Easter, to Halloween and Christmas. Read more »