Senior Citizens

The Court of Appeals has directed Notre Dame de Chartres Hospital in Baguio City to return P908,116 to senior patients denied mandatory discounts nearly a decade ago. The June 18 ruling also reduced a fine from P7.7 million to P70,000.

March 05, 2026 Ti AI ṣe iroyin

The Telangana high court has reversed an order cancelling a gift deed executed by a senior citizen in favour of his grandson, deeming it 'legally untenable'. The court restored the property to the grandson but expressed no opinion on the grandfather's right to cancellation or the grandson's claim. The case involves allegations of inadequate maintenance under the 2007 Act.