Sen. Imee Marcos. Screen grab / Senate PRIB file photo
MANILA, Philippines鈥擧elping senior citizens to register for COVID-19 jabs or escorting them to vaccination sites is 鈥渙ne relevant act of kindness鈥� penitents could do this Holy Week, Senator Imee Marcos said on Wednesday.
Marcos noted that vaccination centers remain open even during the observance of the Holy Week.
鈥淗elp senior citizens who may be intimidated by having to register online or who may need an arm to cling to on the way to the vaccination center,鈥� she said in a statement.
The government has already started vaccinating the elderly against COVID-19 alongside the health workers.
鈥淵ou might double the kindness by checking their voter registration for next year鈥檚 crucial elections too,鈥� the senator added.
Marcos reminded the Catholic faithfuls that alms-giving is also a 鈥減illar of our Holy Week activity.鈥�
鈥淔or those with much to give, let us give with all our heart. And for those with less, may we learn to share more,鈥� she said.
Marcos noted the spontaneous practice of offering food packs and free transport to health workers and other frontliners when the pandemic first hit the country in 2020.
This, she said, 鈥渕ust carry on with the same resolve.鈥�
鈥淟et鈥檚 maintain that level of generosity and volunteerism. May we not suffer from donor fatigue,鈥� she stressed.
Marcos also urged the Filipino Catholic community to keep 鈥渢he same level of religious dedication and hope鈥� despite the pandemic.
鈥淚n this time of great uncertainty, religious fervor cannot be suppressed,鈥� she said.
鈥淭he pandemic has shown the helplessness of even the world鈥檚 most powerful governments, and we can only lift up our fears and our hopes to a higher power.鈥�