MANILA, Philippines —Under a Senate bill, people who fail to provide the necessary support to their aging, sick and incapacitated parents face imprisonment and fines. Sen. Panfilo Lacson has proposed the Parents Welfare bill to strengthen filial responsibility and to make neglect of parents a criminal offense. He stressed that taking care of the elderly members of the society is a shared responsibility between the government and their families. Because of this, it is not surprising that we have the usual inclination to care for our elderly. However, even with this close family ties, there are cases of elderly, sick and incapacitated parents who were abandoned by their own children,” Lacson said in the bill’s explanatory noted.

Source: Philippine Star September 30, 2019 04:30 UTC