BAGUIO CITY – City officials recently requested the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) in coordination with the City Environment and Parks Management Office (CEPMO) and City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) to install a senior citizens booth in Malcolm Square or in any other appropriate area to provide information, address complaints and cater to other matters concerning the senior citizens in the city.
Under Resolution No. 665, series of 2024, local legislators stated that the installation of booths for senior citizens in Malcolm Square or in any other appropriate area would be beneficial to the elderly, particularly in addressing their complaints and other important matters affecting them.
During the Senior Citizens Official For A Day (SCOFAD) session held on October 14, 2024, the SCOFAD Council adopted the proposal of SCOFAD Councilor Nene Astudilla C. Godoy that requested the OSCA and the City Engineering Office to install a senior citizens booth in Malcolm Square to provide information, address complaints and to cater to other matters.
Article XIII, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services to all the people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women and children.
Further, Republic Act (RA) 9257 or the Senior Citizens Act grants additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens such as discounts on the purchase of goods among others which the senior citizens are now enjoying.
The OSCA has been established under the CSWDO to act on matters concerning the welfare of senior citizens in the city while the CEPMO is in charge of the operation and maintenance of all parks in the city.
Copies of the approved resolution will be transited to the OSCA-CEPMO, CSWDO for information, guidance, ready reference and further needed action. By Dexter A. See
