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Age Demands Action campaign belongs to older people

By Generosa Macaiba, Posted 07 September 2010 See more by this blogger

Generosa Macaiba is an ADA activist who works for the Coalition of Services for the Elderly in the Philippines. Here she talks about ADA 2008: ADA 2008 was great for us in the Philippines! 1600 older persons marched to... Keep reading
ADA activists take action in Asia

By Tai Sorolump, Posted 03 September 2010 See more by this blogger

Right across the Asia Pacific region, the inspiring campaigning efforts of Age Demands Action activists have made national governments sit up and listen! Older people from Cambodia, to Fiji, to Thailand and the Philippines have met the decision makers,... Keep reading
HelpAge in amazing China!

By Eduardo Klien, Posted 05 April 2010 See more by this blogger

By Eduardo Klien, Regional Representative for East Asia and Pacific: China never ceases to amaze me. The China I first visited in 1998 is very different from the one we see nowadays. This is one of the most radical... Keep reading
“People’s victory” brings social pension to the Philippines

By Charles Knox-Vydmanov, Posted 03 March 2010 See more by this blogger

On 16 February, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines signed the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. The Act includes the introduction of a new non-contributory pension which will be targeted at the "poorest of the poor" over... Keep reading
Tsunami: The value of human solidarity

By Eduardo Klien, Posted 22 December 2009 See more by this blogger

HelpAge International's East Asia Pacific Regional Representative, Eduardo Klien, looks back at the events that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami... The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami not only took us by surprise - it caught us completely unprepared. I... Keep reading