One of the rewards of getting old is becoming free of inhibitions and fears, of truly becoming oneself, as it were—which can sometimes be a frightening prospect for the rest of the world.
In this pandemic, it seems we seniors, with the age group at the lower extreme—20 and younger—on the pretext of...
The Senior Hub, a five-story adult day care and recreational center, is an excellent venue for socialization and bonding with fellow “seniors.” The venue offers therapeutic, educational and recreational activities like arts and crafts, fitness and wellness, games and leisure.
Leo Martinez is appealing to the government to allow senior citizens to go out. His plea can be seen in a video posted by Kim Atienza.
“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.
When a prominent lawyer complained publicly that a food establishment would not give him the 20-percent discount for senior citizens after he showed his government-issued identification card bearing his date of birth, not a few people thought he was being unreasonable.
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.
Should senior citizens get an establishment’s promotional discount, in addition to the 20 percent off they are entitled to under Republic Act No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010?
As a little girl, I loved it when the circus came to town. A colorful truck with a loud horn drove through our streets with aerialists and acrobats on its roof, followed by an elephant wearing a beaded mask. “Saltimbanquis” did cartwheels down the street. Clowns in full costume danced to the music of a brass band.
3.6 million: Estimated number of Filipinos aged 65 and older, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Office...
