MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Lolo Kardo can never figure out what “LOL” (Laughing Out Loud) means. Or “LMAO” (Laughing My *ss Off). Or “ICYMI” (In case you missed it). And Meta is very concerned.

Senior citizens comprise a significant portion of Facebook’s current or potential customers, and so it is taking a radical approach to herd them in and to make sure they can navigate the social media platform in a breeze.

Today, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the launching of the first ever Facebook for Seniors in the Philippines where it is estimated that senior citizens account for 12% of the country’s total population.

The new senior portal promises to be more user-friendly, less technical and a lot of fun for those aged 60 and above.

Zuckerberg however said that Meta does not discriminate based on age, so anyone — regardless of how old they are — are welcome to switch their FB accounts to the new senior level.

Meta also announced that is partnering with a music production company to adopt a theme song for the new FB portal. The song — a tribute to all senior citizens — is titled “SINYOR: Hindi Lahat Magkakaedad,” and is now available on all digital platforms, YouTube and physical CDs (through JoyofM.com).

(Credit: Orman Ortega Manansala)

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – While a few Filipinos took to social media to complain about glitches, majority expressed frustration that the first day of SIM registration as required by the new law went all too smoothly.

One netizen complained that she was able to register her two SIM cards without any problem, depriving her the opportunity to rant on social media like some people.

Others bashed one of the Telecom companies for making the SIM registration so flawless that they had nothing negative to say about the process.

Some 180 Million SIM users are expected to register between now and the next six months.