Elderly

Turning the Philippines into a retirement haven

Published by rudy Date posted on February 15, 2009

Gen. Edgar Aglipay hasn’t lost the bearing of a police general—he’s ramrod-straight and has the demeanor of an officer and a gentleman. The former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Aglipay is now on his fourth year as chairman of the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA). “The PRA,” he explains, “is a government-owned and -controlled…

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Sleep disorders in elderly patients are common, treatable

Published by rudy Date posted on July 15, 2007

Sleep disorders become more common with increasing age, but effective behavioral and pharmacological therapies are available, sleep experts said at the annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Most older adult are not being treated for their insomnia, and most older adults won’t get a diagnosis of insomnia, despite the high prevalence of…

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Gov’t steps up promotion of RP as retirement destination for Japanese

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2007

The government is intensifying its campaign to promote the Philippines as an ideal retirement destination.

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August 12 –
International Youth Day

“Empowering youth,
building generations!”

 

Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.

Accept the National Unity Government (NUG) 
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

August –


Aug 1-7 World breastfeeding week

Aug 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Aug 12 – International youth day

Aug 19 – World humanitarian day

Aug 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition

 

Monthly Observances:

Farms Safety Month 

Breastfeeding Awareness Month

 

Weekly Observances:

Aug 17-23: Made in the Philippines
Product Week
Aug 29-Sept 5: Rice and Corn Week


Daily Observances:

Aug 1: Family Planning Day 

Aug 9: National Indigenous Peoples Day 

Aug 12: International Humanitarian Law Day

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