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Banat Opinyon

Kasaysayan sa AARP

SENIOR CITIZENS CORNER - A.M. Dela Serna - Banat

AARP,  kon American Association of Retired Persons. Sa ato pa, mga retirees nga di kinahanglan mga senior citizens. Apan, a great majority sa mga retirees mga senior citizens. Mao ni ang silbing counterpart sa  atong FSCAP dinhi sa atong nasud, ang Federaion of Senior Citizens Associations of the Philippines, Inc.

Ato ning hisgutan dinhi, aron mamahimong panig-ingnan sa atong mga kapunongan dinhi sa mga senior citizsens. Aduna na silay kapin sa 40 milyones ka intact ug active nga mga sakop.

Pagkadaku sa America, apan, nagkahiusa ang ilang mga retirees ug mga senior citizens. Sa ato nang giingon dinhi, giisip sila nga usa sa labing lig-on ug influential nga lobby group sa America. Kini tungod sa ilang pagkahiusa.

Kita dinhi, unsa man? Nag-iyahay. Labina gumikan sa politika, nasiak ang senior citizens.

Adunay kaugalingon nga mga political arms. Sa ato pa, gigamit kita sa mga politico … ug unknowingly, o deliberately, nagpagamit sad ta.  Aduna kitay separate ug distinct nga mga political arms. Sa miaging Pasko, nag-iyahay kita’g saulog sa Christmas Party. Nagkompetensiya kun hai sa grupo ang naka-muster og mas daghang tawo.

Sa America, waa ta kadungog nga dunay Alliance for Romney, o Scooter for Obama. Sa ato pa, ang AARP as an organization, waa mag-apil-apil sa politika.  Gikan sa Internet – Yahoo Philpines, ania kining kasaysayan sa AARP:

 

Andrus

 

Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired high school principal, founded AARP in 1958. AARP evolved from the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), which Dr. Andrus had established in 1947 to promote her philosophy of productive aging, and in response to the need of retired teachers for health insurance.

At that time, private health insurance was virtually unavailable to older Americans; in fact, it was not until 1965 that the government enacted Medicare, which provides health benefits to persons over age 65. Dr. Andrus approached dozens of insurance companies until she found one willing to take the risk of insuring older persons. She then developed other benefits and programs, including a discount mail order pharmacy service.

Over the years NRTA heard from thousands of others who wanted to know how they could obtain insurance and other NRTA benefits without being retired teachers. After ten years, Dr. Andrus realized the time had come to create a new organization open to all Americans. Today, NRTA is a division within AARP.

Ato ning padayonon sa sunod lindog. In the meantime, paminaw kanunay sa Senior Citizens Hour sa dyRC, 648 kHz matag Sabado 4:00-6:00 pm. Tels.  4125298, 4125249.

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS

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CHRISTMAS PARTY

DR. ANDRUS

DR. ETHEL PERCY ANDRUS

FEDERAION OF SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES

NATIONAL RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

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