“The victim was a male in his 80s and the bicycle was his only mode of transportation,” the police department said.
A 104-year-old woman’s wish to be “arrested” was granted by the Avon and Somerset police officers in England.
Filipinos and other Asians like to scoff at the western countries’ nursing homes for the aged, describing them as examples...
Heroes don't always wear capes. Sometimes, they wear navy skirt suits and chic floral scarves.
1. Affordable cost of living — The monthly expenses for housing, food, transportation and even labor costs anywhere in the...
The “silver” market in the Philippines is turning out to be a gold mine just waiting to be fully tapped....
After talking on the phone last week with a high school friend who had had a bad fall, resulting in a fracture and femur surgery, I felt sad.
Last week I accompanied my mother for a laboratory test. As we sat waiting for her turn, we noticed an elderly woman who was limping from one desk to another, in an apparent attempt to complete the papers required prior to the test. In obvious frustration, she said aloud to no one in particular in the waiting room: “Kaya naman kung minsan gusto ko nang mamatay.”
3.6 million: Estimated number of Filipinos aged 65 and older, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Office...
For most kids my age, Christmas is a time for celebration. It’s about family bonding, sharing with the less fortunate and, most of all, remembering the birth of Jesus Christ.