ON Friday mornings at the Quezon Memorial Park, senior citizens gather for some aerobics and singing practice just for the...
Joseph "Pepe" Rodriguez, 81, admits he'd become "a semi-recluse" before venturing from his apartment last spring to the clunking sounds coming from a recreation room at the Piedmont Senior Apartments in North Hollywood.
3.6 million: Estimated number of Filipinos aged 65 and older, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Office...
The “silver” market in the Philippines is turning out to be a gold mine just waiting to be fully tapped....
You can e-mail, chat or surf the web from different devices now, and we’ve created a list of the commonly used ones as well as their pros and cons when it comes to ease of use, so you know which one to get.
One of our favorite topics to discuss is how our parents tend to be woefully clueless when it comes to the latest gadgets and how to use them. There’s the story of my friend’s mom who went to the Apple Store demanding to buy an A-phone—understandable, since A is for Apple—or the one about my friend whose daily morning routine consists of checking her dad’s e-mail, printing each e-mail one by one for her dad to read, and then typing out the reply herself.
Since I turned 63 last Dec. 30, I thought that my year-ender (or what passes for it) should pay tribute to those amazing senior citizen in the arts.
“Pomp and Circumstance” is the top hit of the season. Here come the togas, mortarboards, ribbons and medals. Auditoriums are filled to capacity. We hear the applause, the cheers. There are tears of joy, of relief, and sorrow for the moment of parting.
Here is one guy who won’t take things sitting down. In the few times that Tito Lorete Alcalá took his 83-year-old parents to the mall, he observed how eager they were to step out of their comfort zone and see new places. But within minutes of strolling in the mall, the elderly couple would ask to be seated, a simple request that was not always possible in the often-crowded shopping areas where space is a premium.
After a life of dedication to a corporate cause that in Japan means long hours and few holidays, retirement might be seen as a well deserved rest. But for some, it is a chance to launch a new career.
