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My name is Maria Laodenio
I'm 76 years old
from the Philippines
I have been treated unjustly because of my age.
Sometimes a bus or jeepney does not want to stop
because I walk very slow. And sometimes
even if I am in the bus or jeepney,
they don't want to give the 20% discount
and they still ask for my senior citizen ID.
They are not convinced that I am a senior citizen
even though it is very obvious that I look very old.
My life would have been different if I am not poor
because if I have my own car, I would not be hard up in getting around.
But because I am poor, my life is very difficult.
Sometimes I only eat once a day, sometimes I do not eat.
If I have money to buy food, then I eat.
I hope the government will give a pension to older people like me
so we can buy our medicine and food to eat
nutritious and good food even once in a while.
I want to tell everyone and especially the government
to treat older people fairly because we still
can do more if we are given the opportunity
My name is Maria Laodenio
And I say 'Age Demands Action'