Local Technical Working Group On Age-Friendly Cities and Communities

Local Technical Working Group on
Age-friendly Cities and Communities:

First Regular Meeting
March 4, 2022 | Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City, Leyte

Program/Agenda
I. Objectives
The meeting aims to:
 finalize the TOR of TWG on AFCC;
 formalize the formation of TWG on AFCC at the local
level;
 consolidate and finalize the AFCC Indicators; and
 discuss issues and concerns pertaining to the
development and implementation of AFCC Indicators
in the project areas.
II. Expected Results/Outputs

The workshop is expected to achieve the following
outcomes/outputs:
 Finalized TOR or TWG on AFCC
 Officially formed the TWG on AFCC at the local
level
 Consolidated the AFCC Indicators
 Identified the next steps
III. Location and Time: Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City,

Leyte
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IV. Profile of Participants

The participants of the meeting will be the pre-
identified members of the Local Technical Working
Group during the conduct of 2 batches of Regional
Workshop on Age-friendly Cities and Communities in
2021.
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V. Workshop Agenda/Program
Time Person’s
Activities
Allotted Responsible
Preliminaries
- Opening Prayer
9:00 – 9:30 - National Anthem
COSE
am - Opening Remarks
- Introduction of
Objectives
9:30 - Kumustahan with TWG
Facilitator
10:00 am Members
Discussion of Agenda
 Finalization of TOR
 Formation of TWG
10:00 – Facilitators/
 Consolidation of AFCC
12:00 nn Attendees
Indicators
 Steps on implementing
AFCC Indicators
12:00 –
Lunch
1:00 pm
1:00 – 2:30 Continuation…… Facilitator/
pm Discussion per Agenda Attendees
2:30 – 3:00 Discussion on the Issues and
Facilitator
pm Concerns
3:00 – 4:00 Marites
Formulation of Agreements
pm Elizon
4:00 – 4:15 TWG

Closing Remarks
pm Chairperson
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List of Identified TWG Members:

Name of
Organizations
# TWG Position
Represented
Members
Municipal Social
Welfare and
Anabelle
1 MSWDO Head Development Office
Agner
(MSWDO) – Palo,
Leyte
Office of Senior
Citizens Affairs
2 Flora Ladrera OSCA Head
(OSCA) – Tanauan,
Leyte
Ronald Municipality of
3 MLGOO V
Acebedo Tanuan, Leyte
Office of Senior
Abegail M. Citizens Affairs
4 OSCA Head
Pica (OSCA) – Tolosa,
Leyte
Tacloban Federation
Teodulfo Federation of Senior Citizens
5
Cayson President Association –
Tacloban City
Meneleo C. BOD
Dilao Member/OCMC
Federation of Senior
Member
Citizens Association
6
of Ormoc City –
Represented BOD
Ormoc City
by Paquito T. Member/OCMC
Jayme Member
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Municipal Social
Welfare and
Enrique A.
7 MSWDO Head Development Office
Odtuhan
(MSWDO) – Matag-
ob, Leyte
Gloria R. Citizens Association
8 OCMC Member
Pelayo of Villaba – Villaba,
Leyte
Castrence C. Federation Citizens Association
9
Isidro President of Merida – Merida,
Leyte
Ricardo Brago
Federation Federation of Senior
President Citizens Association
10 of Isabel– Isabel,
Represented
Leyte
by Maria
PDAO Head Isabel, Leyte
Ralita Ceniza
Kananga Federation
Federation of Senior Citizens
11 Liza Turtogo
President Association –
Kananga, Leyte
Emily N. Executive Coalition of Services
12
Beridico Director of the Elderly, Inc.
Director for
Mr. Faustito Easter Visayas State
13 Extension
Amador Aure University
Services
Fr. Philip Jong Kkotongnae Philippine
14 Center Director
Yun Park Inc.
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Pope Francis Complex

Center for the Poor
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Terms of Reference
Date 04 March 2022

Subject Local Technical Working Group (TWG) on
Age-friendly Cities and Communities
Location
Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines
s
I. Introduction
COSE, through the support of Misereor, currently
implementing a 3-year project titled, Enhancing Social
Accountability towards Responsive and Age-
friendly Local Government Units of Leyte and
Bulacan, Philippines. The project aims to contribute to
an improvement in the living situation of disadvantaged
older people in 10 target municipalities. Specifically, it
aims that:
1. The capacity of older persons’ federations in public

policy monitoring has been strengthened in 10
municipalities;
2. The delivery of programs and services for older
persons has been improved in the target
municipalities;
3. The number of older persons who benefit from the
programs and services of age-friendly
cities/municipalities has increased; and
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4. The well-being of abandoned older persons in

residential care facilities has improved.
COSE has been working with various Local Government

Units (LGUs) to promote the well-being of older persons.
COSE realized that it is the right time for us to develop a
more comprehensive framework & indicators of age-
friendly cities and communities that could be a guide for
the local government units in the Philippines. COSE
already started a few initiatives as follow:
a. Age-friendly Municipalities Award
In 2014, COSE launched the Age-friendly Municipalities
Award to recognize the local initiatives of various Local
Government Units that ensure the welfare of older
persons reflected through their programs, services, and
policies implemented in their municipality. The award was
held in commemoration of COSE’s 25th Anniversary
Celebration. Municipalities/Cities who received the award
were Municipality of Medellin in Cebu Province;
Municipality of Maramag in Bukidnon; Municipality of
Carmona in Cavite; the City of Valenzuela in Metro
Manila; and the City of Paranaque in Metro Manila.
b. Multi-stakeholders Dialogue
COSE in partnership with the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) held a nation-wide 2nd
Multi-stakeholders Dialogues on Older Persons on June 5-
6, 2018 at the BSA Twin Towers, Ortigas, Metro Manila.
The dialogue discussed various issues and concerns of
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older persons that include age-friendly cities and

communities.
As result, the participants were able to form a technical
working group on age-friendly cities and communities
and identified key indicators of age-friendly cities and
communities, however, it requires further discussion to
deepen and finalize the identified indicators.
c. Collaboration with the National Commission of Senior
Citizens (NCSC) and World Health Organization
(WHO)
COSE is committed to promoting age-friendly cities and
communities in the Philippines but it also recognized the
reality that it cannot happen without the involvement of
key agencies and various organizations. Therefore, COSE
established a partnership with NCSC, WHO, and other
stakeholders in promoting age-friendly cities and
communities in the Philippines, wherein they will work
together towards the formulation of a nationwide age-
friendly cities and communities’ framework. As the initial
realization of the partnership, COSE, NCSC, and WHO
initiated the formation of a stronger Technical Working
Group on Age-friendly Cities and Communities, where
Terms of Reference (TOR) was already drafted and will
only be approved by the TWG soon.
d. Open Space Workshop on Age-friendly Cities and
Communities
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The workshop is another initiative as a result of the

partnership between COSE, WHO, NCSC, and other civil
society organizations and government agencies. The
workshop was held on November 18-19, 2021 via online
or ZOOM. It was attended by various organizations,
agencies, companies, volunteers, and others. The
workshop discussed different issues and concerns, good
practices, and even recommendations leading to the
formulation of key indicators of age-friendly cities and
communities.
e. Regional Workshop on Age-friendly Cities and
Communities (Batch 1 & 2)
In partnership with the 10 Local Government Units in
Leyte – Tacloban City, Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Villaba,
Matag-ob, Isabel, Kananga, Merida, and Ormoc City,
COSE held the 2 Batches of Regional Workshop on Age-
friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) on December 5-
6, 2021 & December 9-10, 2021. As result, the workshop
drafted the indicators of an age-friendly cities and
communities and formed the Local Technical Working
Group (LTWG) on AFCC with main responsibility of
finalizing the indicators and monitor its implementation.
The Local Technical Working Group (TWG) on AFCC was
formed to generally craft the AFCC indicators and guide
LGUs on its adoption and implementation.
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II. Objectives
Specifically, the TWG aims to:
1. Develop the age-friendly cities and communities’
indicators;
2. Formulate the guide on how to implement the age-
friendly cities and communities’ indicators at the
local level;
3. Guide the Local Government Units in the
implementation of age-friendly cities and
communities; and
4. Document the experiences of LGUs in the
communities.
III. Roles and Responsibilities

The Technical Working Group (TWG) on AFCC will function
based on the following roles & responsibilities:
1. TWG facilitates meeting and leading discussions

inviting inputs to members of TWG and members
2. TWG formulates minutes of meetings transpired
during the meetings
3. TWG develops the age-friendly cities and
communities’ indicators
 finalize the indicators of age-friendly cities and
municipalities
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 develop IEC materials to promote AFCC

Indicators
4. TWG formulates the guide on how to implement the

age-friendly cities and communities at the local level
 Discuss and document the process of how to
implement AFCC Indicators
 Finalize, publish and distribute the guide/manual
5. TWG will guide the Local Government Units in the

communities
 Lobby the AFCC concept to the legislators at the
local level
 Attend the TWG meetings at the national level
6. TWG documents experiences of LGUs in the

communities
IV. Structure of the Local Technical Working Group

The TWG Structure will be composed of the following:
 Chairperson
 V-chairperson
 Focal persons
 Secretariat (Federation, members’ seniors, barangay
presidents)
 Members
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V. Membership Criteria
The TWG membership will adhere to these criteria:
 Representative from an LGU and CSOs
 Able to read and write
 Willing to be trained
 With good sense of leadership
 With Knowledge and expertise on the ageing related
issues/concerns
 Must have the willingness and commitment for the
realization of programs/projects for the age-friendly
municipality
 She/he must have an integrity
VI. How TWG Operates

The TWG will operate according to the following:
 meet either virtually or in-person on a monthly basis;
 will hold emergency meetings when the need arises;
 receive the meeting agenda and supporting papers no
less than five days in advance of the meeting from the
Secretariat;
 the meeting must be facilitated based on “consensus”
and consultative principles;
 SMART principle must be applied at all
activities/actions;
 record/document meetings; and
 must conduct an assessment and consolidation of
reports.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused

this Agreement to be executed, effective as of the day
and year first above written.
Name of
Organizations
# TWG Position Signature/s
Represented
Members
Municipal
Social Welfare
and
Anabelle
1 MSWDO Head Development
Agner
Office
(MSWDO) –
Palo, Leyte
Office of Senior
Flora Citizens Affairs
2 OSCA Head
Ladrera (OSCA) –
Tanauan, Leyte
Ronald Municipality of
3 MLGOO V
Acebedo Tanuan, Leyte
Office of Senior
Abegail M. Citizens Affairs
4 OSCA Head
Pica (OSCA) –
Tolosa, Leyte
Tacloban
Federation of
Teodulfo Federation
5 Senior Citizens
Cayson President
Association –
Tacloban City
Meneleo C. BOD Federation of
6 Dilao Member/OCMC Senior Citizens
Member Association of
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Ormoc City –
Represented BOD Ormoc City
by Paquito Member/OCMC
T. Jayme Chairman
Municipal
Social Welfare
and
Enrique A. Development
7 MSWDO Head
Odtuhan Office
(MSWDO) –
Matag-ob,
Leyte
Federation of
Senior Citizens
Gloria R.
8 OCMC Member Association of
Pelayo
Villaba –
Villaba, Leyte
Federation of
Senior Citizens
Castrence Federation
9 Association of
C. Isidro President
Merida –
Merida, Leyte
Ricardo
Federation of
Brago Federation
Senior Citizens
President
Association of
10 Represented
Isabel– Isabel,
by Maria
Leyte
Ralita PDAO Head
Isabel, Leyte
Ceniza
Federation Kananga
11 Liza Turtogo
President Federation of
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Senior Citizens
Association –
Kananga,
Leyte
Coalition of
Emily N. Executive
12 Services of the
Beridico Director
Elderly, Inc.
Mr. Faustito Director for Easter Visayas
13 Amador Extension State
Aure Services University
Kkotongnae
Philippine Inc.
Fr. Philip
Center Pope Francis
14 Jong Yun
Director Complex
Park
Center for the
Poor
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Consolidated Output
Steps/ Procedures of Becoming an

Subject
Age-friendly Cities and Communities
Description/
Steps Activity Documents
needed.
Courtesy call to
barangay senior
citizens/
STEP 1: Courtesy call Communication
associations
to LCE/ Consultation letters,
involved
with barangay senior attendance,
citizens/ associations minutes of the
Presentation/lob
involved meeting
bying od of the
AFCC concept
wit LCE
STEP 2: Profiling of
Profiling of base
base data of senior SCRIS form
data
citizens
STEP 3: Issuance of
EO in organizing
TWG.
Reference for
 Composition duties
Identify AFCC, by laws
and functions,
programs that and constitution,
meetings
are age friendly local government
 Orientation on TWG
code
(roles and function)
 Coordination with
the MSWD, OSCA,
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FCSA, barangay
officials
STEP 4: Planning
(The current situation
analysis) and
Environmental
Scanning
 Formulate Mission,
Vision, Mandate of
AFCC.
 Formulation of Reference for
Planning for the
goals and AFCC, by laws
age-friendly
objectives of AFCC and constitution,
activities and
 Making of plan of local government
programs
action/strategic code
plan.
 Action plan
(programs,
projects, activities)
 Performance
indicators (Time
frame, responsible
persons, funding,
remarks)
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Submission of
STEP 5: Submit the
the Strategic
strategic plan to LCE Strategic Plan
Plan
for approval
STEP 6: Endorse to Encourage SB to
Prints ads/flyers
Sangguniang Bayan approve
social media
for adoption (SB ordinance
platforms
resolution)
STEP 7: Agreement
Memorandum of
Implementation of between LGU
agreement
PPAs MOA signing and OSCA
STEP 8: Monitoring Assessment of
and Evaluation of the effectivity of Evaluation Form
PPAs the program
Simultaneously, the AFCC Indicators can now be submitted
to DILG for consideration in the “Seal of Good
Governance”
Submission of
resolution/ordinance Submission of
Ordinance,
to DILG for inclusion the ordinance to
minutes of the
as one of the criteria DILG for
meeting
of the seal of good inclusion
governance
Once adopted by the Adoption of the
DILG, the inclusion of DILG, and the Ordinance,
age-friendly indicator, release for seal minutes of the
the seal of good of good meeting
governance follows governance
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Consolidated Output
Indicators on Age-friendly Cities and

Subject
Communities
Output from the Output from the Regional

Key Areas Regional Workshop on Workshop on AFCC Batch
AFCC Batch 2 1
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1. Income  Access to feeding  Increase the amount

Security program for and widen coverage
indigent older of social pension
persons program
 Access to livelihood  Access to age-
opportunities for friendly livelihood for
senior citizens senior citizens (e.g.
(e.g. nursery for diversified livelihood,
plant propagation, etc.)
etc.)  improved economic
 Access to social condition of senior
pension program citizens
 Access to burial  Creation of special
assistance program for the
 Access to farmer’s indigent senior
market – organic citizens (e.g. local
products pension, etc.)
 Access to financial  Access to farm-to-
assistance for 80- market roads
90 years’ old
 Access to birthday
gift for
octogenarians (80
years old)
 Access to financial
assistance for
nonagenarian and
centenarians
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2. Health  Access to mobile  Physical Health

health care  Access to homecare
services especially services for older
for bedridden and persons (e.g.
PWD older persons homecare visitations,
(with competent etc.)
health  Access to health
professionals) centers with
 Access to medical complete equipment
facilities that are  Access to
responsive to the public/private
medical needs of Hospitals with
older persons with geriatric ward
competent health  Access to ambulance
care professionals with complete
(e.g. equipment during
hospitals/clinics, emergencies
health center, etc.)  Access to mobile
 Access to free health
health services program/services
(e.g. free regular (with competent
consultation, freed health workers,
medicines, etc.) equipment, etc.) for
 Access to ALL older persons
ambulance vehicle (prioritizing those
especially during bedridden older
emergencies persons)
 Access to free  Access to regular
assistive devices – supply of medicines
eye glasses, for older persons
wheelchairs,  Access to free health
hearing aid, others insurance for ALL
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 Access to older persons (e.g.

homecare services PhilHealth, etc.)
– home visitation,
etc.  Mental Health
 Promotion of mental
health among older
persons
 Availability of
counseling
services/area in
OSCA/MSWDO for
older persons
3. Living  Access to 
Arrangement comfortable living
arrangement (e.g.
comfortable house,
etc.)
4. Recreation  Access to park  Celebration of Elderly
and where older Filipino Week
Socialization persons can do Celebration –
exercise, dance, recognition of older
etc. persons’
 Access to open contributions
space where older  Access to inclusive
persons bond parks with complete
together (e.g. amenities/equipment
chat, sip, etc.)  Access to Day Care
 Availability of Center for older
Public Wi-Fi persons with
 Access to 24/7 complete equipment
convenience store in ALL Barangays
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 Access to garden –  Access to Free Wi-Fi

vegetables/flowers, in all public places
etc.  Access to
 Access to social programs/services
enhancement that promote family
services – relation among older
caregiver training, persons (e.g. strong
computer literacy, family bonding, etc.)
and use of social  Reinforcing the
media Filipino Values (e.g.
 Access to Senior respect for senior
Citizens/Day Care citizens, etc.)
Center in every  Access to Senior
Barangays Citizens Center (e.g.
(training, livelihood,
recreation, etc.) recreation,
with availability community garden,
recreational etc.)
activities (e.g.
leisure activities,
Zumba, etc.)
 Access to cinemas,
gaming house,
other recreational
places.
5. Access to  Strengthened  Access to complaint
Justice implementation of and feedback
laws and policies mechanism (e.g.
for older persons Senior Citizens
(e.g. 20% Helpdesk – with
discount, 12 VAT mediator)
exemption, etc.)
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 Access to Home for  Access to Home for

the Aged for the Aged for
abandoned and abandoned/neglected
neglected older older persons
persons  Availability of Anti-
 Enforcement of Elder Abuse Law that
anti-elder abuse prevent elder abuse
law – prevention and penalize the
and penalizing the perpetuator
perpetrator  Access to all
 Formulation and programs and
enforcement of services of the
senior citizens government for older
code in respective persons (e.g. proper
municipality information
dissemination, etc.)
6. Spirituality  Access to spiritual  Access to spiritual
services for sick services (e.g. bible
older persons – study, etc.)
bible study,  Older persons are
prayer, free to express their
meditations, etc. spiritual belief (e.g.
 Access to place availability of
(like churches/chapels)
chapel/church)  Access to decent &
where older inclusive cemetery
persons can especially for
express their indigent older
spiritual belief persons
(e.g. pray, bible
study, etc.)
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7. Public  Establish
Awareness mechanism to
share updates to
the public about
older persons
issues, concerns,
privileges, etc.
8. Physical  A clean and safe  Implementation of
Environment physical accessibility law (e.g.
environment – BP344)
sanitation  Clean and safe
 Installed perimeter physical environment
fence for safety of (e.g. proper disposal
older persons of waste, etc.)
 Access to bike  Access to clean and
lanes where older safe potable water
persons can drive  Access to safe roads
safely & pedestrians (e.g.
 Access to safe and ramps, non-slippery,
accessible roads age-friendly
with visible crossings, etc.)
pedestrians and
ramps
 Access to banks
and other financial
service providers
 Accessible
buildings for senior
citizens and PWDs
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9. Transportation  Access to free  Free access to

transportation transportation
services  Accessibility of
transportation
vehicles (e.g. seats
for senior citizens,
inclusive physical
set-up)
10. Family  Family members N/A
Relations are helping
together to assist
and help their
older person
members.
 Availability of
capacity building
opportunities for
families on how to
care of older
persons (e.g.
homecare
program, etc.)
11. Data of N/A  Installed database of
Older persons older persons (e.g.
SCRIS)
 Access to regular
research (data) on
ageing
12. Participation N/A  Participation of older
in Governance persons in
monitoring of
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programs, services,
and policies (e.g.
OCMC).
 Clear allotment of
budget for the
programs, services,
and policies
 (e.g. 1% IRA, etc.)
 Active and regular
engagement of older
persons during
planning and
implementation of
programs, services,
and policies of older
persons
 Formulation and
implementation of
municipality-wide
older persons plan of
actions – health,
social, economic, etc.
13. Disaster N/A  Safe and age-friendly
Risk food (nutritious)
Reduction and during emergency
Management response (not
(DRRM) noodles/sardines)
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II. Expected Results/Outputs

III. Location and Time: Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City,

IV. Profile of Participants

4:00 – 4:15 TWG

List of Identified TWG Members:

Pope Francis Complex

Date 04 March 2022

1. The capacity of older persons’ federations in public

4. The well-being of abandoned older persons in

COSE has been working with various Local Government

older persons that include age-friendly cities and

The workshop is another initiative as a result of the

III. Roles and Responsibilities

1. TWG facilitates meeting and leading discussions

 develop IEC materials to promote AFCC

4. TWG formulates the guide on how to implement the

5. TWG will guide the Local Government Units in the

6. TWG documents experiences of LGUs in the

IV. Structure of the Local Technical Working Group

VI. How TWG Operates

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused

Steps/ Procedures of Becoming an

Indicators on Age-friendly Cities and

Output from the Output from the Regional

1. Income  Access to feeding  Increase the amount

2. Health  Access to mobile  Physical Health

 Access to older persons (e.g.

 Access to garden –  Access to Free Wi-Fi

 Access to Home for  Access to Home for

9. Transportation  Access to free  Free access to

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