Domagoso said the MOA will give qualified PWDs and
senior citizens priorities in terms of employment in the 40 fast-food chains of McDonald's in Manila.
Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara noted more than half of the country's
senior citizens do not receive any form of pension, a reality he said is sad but not hopeless.
The law also states that a
senior citizen may, on completion of his 60 years of age, apply for the
senior citizen card aimed at ensuring the privileges mentioned in the law.
The federal and local governments provide assistance in cash and kind to
senior citizens.
The report also provided an overview of aliyah by
senior citizens from 1990-2017, during which a total of 228,039
senior citizens relocated to Israel from all over the world.
The center will cater 50
senior citizens (50% for both women and men) and residential, library, indoor games, social and psychiatric counseling, physiotherapy and basic health facilities will be provided to
senior citizens at the center.
It also provides exemption to
senior citizen from training fee for socio-economic programmes.
Most notably,
senior citizens over the age of sixty-five, representing the "gray gap," are unlikely to use digital technology.
Senior citizens are particularly affected by the high cost of prescription drugs.
A handicapped-accessible camp opens up new target markets: disabled persons and
senior citizens.