At 73, Lola Jasmin Francisco, a widow, can still be seen selling fruits in front of her house in Barangay San Roque in Teresa, Rizal. Despite her age, she needs the income to support most of her needs, especially her medications. She is suffering from high blood pressure, high uric acid and asthma. She said continue reading : Old but not helpless

In its efforts to make life easier for indigent senior citizens, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has included 481,572 senior citizens in the payroll of the Social Pension Program in 2014, of which 319,425 senior citizens were provided the amount of P2.86 billion. Likewise, a total of 55,568 social pensioners have been continue reading : Making life easier for senior citizens

“Walang karapatan ang sino man na paglaruan ang isang bata. Ang sinumang gagawa nito maski mga sariling magulang ay maaring maparusahan sa ilalim ng batas (No one has the right to treat a child like a toy. Whoever does this can be punished under the law).” This was the stern warning of Department of Social Welfare continue reading : DSWD to public – Help stop child, senior abuse; get involved

As a culminating activity for the 5th founding anniversary of the Haven for the Elderly this month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), which manages the center, will hold a whole day program today, April 29, to recognize donors, benefactors, and partners. According to DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman, the success of the center continue reading : DSWD marks 5th anniversary of facility for seniors