the Blind.(1st Semester 2020 Accomplishment Report, Human Rights Promotion and Advocacy Division, CHR-CAR) F. Older Persons Senior citizens in the Cordillera Administrative Region have reached the 132,893 mark. Philippine Statistics Authority-Cordillera (PSA-CAR) said out of the total senior citizens in the region, 54 percent or 73,337 are females. PSACAR added there were 80,631 married senior citizens, 40,000 widowed and 8,403 singles. In the 2015 census, there were 4,741 female senior citizens who were single, mostly belonging to the 60 to 64 years old age group. In 80 and above age group, there were 278 males and 746 females, adding that there are 40,310 who widowed elderly, 77 percent are females. According to PSA, the number of widowed senior citizens peaked at age group 80 years and over with 10,563 senior citizens Among age groups, the PSA said it was also observed that there are more women than men saying “a trend that shows women live longer than men.” Policies for Senior Citizens Baguio City’s legislative body approved a resolution requesting all barangay officials in the city’s 128 barangays to assist the senior citizens and immunocompromised persons living alone in their areas of jurisdiction in buying food and accompanying them to seek medical services, dental services, or in the event of a medical emergency during this quarantine period. The resolution authored by all members of the city legislative body stated in the light of the on-going implementation of the Luzon wide enhanced community quarantine and pursuant to the time-honored spirit of ‘bayanihan’ as well as the inherent Filipino value of ‘malasakit,’ barangay officials should look out for the welfare of the most vulnerable sectors, specifically the senior citizens and immunocompromised, who are living alone (Dexter A. See April 26, 2020). CHR-CAR Programs and Services for Older Persons For the first semester of 2020, there was no separate program/project /activity for older persons but there were members of the sector who were served during the conduct of human rights education /training, lectures, orientation and other forms of IEC activities conducted by the office. There was a total of three hundred sixty six (366) participants reached and out of the 366, 39 or 10.65% are older persons. (1Semester 2020 Accomplishment Report, Human Rights Promotion and Advocacy Division, CHR-CAR) 37 P a g e CHR CAR REGIONAL HR SITUATION REPORT – JANUARY to JUNE 2020

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