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Banat Opinyon

Reaching 100

SENIOR CITIZEN CORNER - Antolin dela Cerna - Banat

• Lisud pag-abot og 100 years old. Tingali, sa matag 1,000 ka senior citizens, maayo na lang tingali kon dunay usa o duha ang ma-centenarian.

• Nagpatabang ko sa ogle ug matud pa, nationwide, “it is estimated that around 1,000 to 1,200 senior citizens are aged 100 years old or older. Daghana diay no?

• Dinhi sa ato, Cebu City recorded 87 centenarians, based on data compiled from 2016 to 2024 by the DSWD-7. Ug kita ang adunay labing daghan nga centenarians sa tibuok Central Visayas.

• National Benefits: Filipinos who reach 100 years old are entitled to a ?100,000 cash gift and a letter of felicitation from the President under the Centenarians Act.

• Local Incentives: Cebu City also provides local cash assistance (such as milestone check packages through the Office for Senior Citizens Affairs) for elderly residents reaching high age brackets.

• By contrast, atong lili-on ang Japan, re its senior citizens population. Sa population of more than 123 million, as of October, 2025, ang ilang centenarians or older, niabot og kapin sa 107 million.

• Ang proportion against population: 2 per 100,000 sa atong nasud, samtang sa Japan, 87.5 per 100,000 people. Unsa man ang nakapabaskog sa ilang panglawas? “The dietary and lifestyle secrets commonly attributed to Japan's extreme longevity. Kitang mga Pinoy, wala pugong ug walay pili sa pagkaon (lechon ug humba g’yud), ug pinatuyang ang lifestyle.

• Ikaw, kon makaabot ka’g 100 years old, mag-unsa na lang kaha ka no? Ug unsaon pa man nimo ang P100,000 ug ubang mga incentives nga imong madawat? Unta, kanang P100,000 ihatag earlier, before ma-100, aron kapahimuslan pa by the recipients mismo.

• However, adunay mga timailhan (signs) nga moabot ka’g 100, sumala niining gisuwat ni Amanda MacMillan, pinaagi sa google. Matud pa, “People who reach 100 or older share several distinct psychological traits, attitudes, and emotional dispositions that help them handle stress and maintain long-term well-being.”

• So, agad sa atong attitudes ug disposition, nga dili kita magpadaug o magpdala sa stress ug mga kahigwaos (anxiety), kon buot kita madugay-dugay sa kalibutan.

• Unya, maayo sad nga magbaton kita og katuyoan, o purpose sa atong pagpuyo ning kalibotan, kay natud pa: “Having a purpose in life may help people maintain their function and independence as they age.”

• Pananglitan, ikaw unsa man ang imong purpose in life? Paghipos ba lang og daghan kaayong kwarta? Pagpatubo sa imong mga deposito sa bangko? Pag-angkon og linebo (o trinilyon) nga katigayonan?

• Ania ang pipila ka timailhan, nga muabot ka’g 100 years old: Optimism. You tend to look forward rather than dwell on the past; Mahayag nga panglantaw sa unahan, inay magpunay’g lingi sa kagahapon;

• Resilience : You bounce back quickly from hardship.” Dali ra nga makabangon tapus mapukan ug mahisukamod gumikan sa mga problema.

• Active physical routine: They rarely sit completely still; instead, they engage in regular, low-to-moderate movement, like daily walking, gardening, household chores, or stretching and bending. Lihok gyud.

• Maintain ties to faith and spiritual practices. Sa laktud, pray, kay matud ni Jesus: “Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will you rest.

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