“It is a particularly fitting and proper that we solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledge with one heart and voice our senior citizens, “ Toribiong said in his presidential proclamation No. 09-03.
The president said senior citizens are being honored not because they are advanced in years but also because “they possess the knowledge of our history and tradition.”The president proclaimed May 5 as senior citizen day and urged the community to join in activities celebrating the event.The president also urged the youth to take time out and talk to their grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts.“Our senior citizens, have walked down roads you have yet to travel upon. Remember that your elders deserve your honor and respect because they have earned it.In Peleliu, a Senior Citizen’s event will be held by the state to honor the senior citizens.
