Sison: ‘Old’ age doesn’t matter
March 19, 2011
“OLD” age is just a number and a matter of mind. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter after all.
There’s a 78-year-old lady named Cory living next door to an 87-year-old atheist named McCoy. Every morning Cory comes out onto her front porch and shouts “Praise the Lord!” McCoy yells back, “There is no God!”
Cory does this every morning as McCoy yells back. As time goes on, Cory runs into financial troubles and had no money to buy food. She goes out onto the porch and asks God for help with groceries, then says “Praise the Lord!”
The next morning she goes out onto the porch and there’s the groceries she asked for, and of course, she shouts “Praise the Lord!!!”
McCoy jumps out from behind a bush and says, “Ha, I bought those groceries – there is no God.” Cory looks at him and smiles, she shouts “Praise the Lord, not only did you provide for me Lord, you even made Satan pay for the groceries!”
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Alex Lacson, who ran for senator in the last elections, is the author of the bestselling book, “Twelve Little Things Every Filipino Can Do to Help Our Country.”
Inspired by the bestseller of Alex, the senior citizens of San Pedro, Laguna, came up with a similar list of what every senior citizen can do for the country. From the numerous suggestions and recommendations of the San Pedro group, the foundation came up with “Twelve Little Things Every Senior Citizen Can Do to Help Our Country.” These 12 things are as follows:
(1) Lead your family to pray daily for our country and people; (2) Exercise daily; eat healthy food; (3) Lead your family in cleaning your surroundings including the street fronting your house; (4) Obey traffic rules and follow the law. Be a good model for the youth; (5) Men should not pee anywhere on the streets. Be a good example for our youth; (6) Do not engage in gossip, rumor or character assassination. Promote friendship, harmony and unity in your community; (7) Speak positively about the Filipino and our Philippines. Be an ambassador of our race; (8) Buy local. Buy Filipino. Have faith in the Filipino; (9) Conserve water; plant a tree; dispose of your garbage properly; (10) Report any crime or illegal activity, especially those against the youth. Protect the young from physical and moral harm; (11) During elections, support and vote for the best candidate. Be part of the change; and (12) Adopt a scholar or donate to scholarship programs. Invest in the future of our youth.
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Senior citizens can still run for government office during the local and barangay elections under a bill filed at the House of Representatives. Rep. Arthur Yap (3rd District, Bohol) said under House Bill 4230, senior citizens can run and be elected during the election of members of Sangguniang Pambayan, Panglungsod and Panlalawigan. The bill, which seeks to amend the Local Government Code of 1991, will create a Sangguniang Senior Citizens, Katipunan ng mga Senior Citizens and municipal, city and provincial federations.
In filing the bill, Yap said there were around 5.8 million senior citizens or those with ages 60 years old and above as of 2007. This comprises around 6.5% of the entire population. It is projected that by the year 2030, the senior citizens would comprise 10 percent of the total population. Yet still, the senior citizens have not been properly represented in government, starting from the barangay government. Under the bill, a senior citizen aged 60 years old is qualified to run for the Sangguniang Senior Citizens. Its chairman and members shall hold office for a period of three years. Senior citizens should have a representation in government in order for them to continue and perform an active role in nation building. If there is a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), shouldn’t there be a counterpart senior citizen representation?
Historians often state that the Philippine Barangay System of government evolved from a council of village elders and that a group of elders, who literally due to their advanced ages have gathered wisdom that could guide the younger members, were chosen to lead their communities. This historical perspective is not unique to the Philippines. Even the Roman government, upon which most modern republican governments were molded, started with the creation of the Roman Senate, coined from the term ‘Senatus’, meaning council of elders. At present, the influence of the elderly, even in Barangay and small town politics, has started to diminish. Much worse, their representation in government has become very much insignificant.
Under the measure to be known as the “Sangguniang Senior Citizens Act,” the Sangguniang Senior Citizens (SSC) shall promulgate resolutions necessary to carry out the objectives of the senior citizens in the barangay and initiate programs designed to enhance the social, political, economic, cultural, intellectual, moral, spiritual and physical development of the members.
The bill provides the SSC to hold fund-raising activities the proceeds of which shall be tax-exempt and shall accrue to the general fund of the SSC. The bill provides further that the SSC consult and coordinate with all senior citizens organizations in the barangay for policy formulation and program implementation.
They shall also coordinate with the appropriate national agency for the implementation of senior citizens development projects and programs at the national level and exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as the Sangguniang Barangay may determine or delegate or as may be prescribed by law or ordinance.
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/opinion/2011/03/18/sison-old-age-doesn-t-matter-145660
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