This year, the DSWD is seeking an allocation of P7.5 billion for the Social Pension Program to accommodate more indigent and abandoned elderly. The nursing home run by the Missionaries of Charity now serves at least 60 abandoned and sick seniors. She points out that elderly care in the country needs to be enhanced, and that there should be more foster homes for older people. Florida says she plans to transform the GCCI into a retirement home for seniors with no children, who are single, or whose relatives are abroad. “The elderly need to socialize with others,” Florida says.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 09, 2020 20:48 UTC