Sen. Lapid: Bill seeks protection of abandoned parents

[colby]

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Lapid bill seeks protection of abandoned parents
By Maila Ager
INQUIRER.net

Filed Under: Family, Senior Citizens, Legislation

MANILA, Philippines—Abandonment of parents will be a no-no if a bill will be passed into a law requiring children to support their elderly parents in need.

Senator Lito Lapid filed Senate Bill 2519, which seeks to provide legal assistance to needy elderly parents to demand support from their children or relatives.

The bill, known as “An act providing for the maintenance and support of elderly members of the family and for other purposes,” cited the growing incidence of elderly people being neglected by their children.

“This bill re-enforces the duty of children to care for their elderly parents, providing elderly persons with recourse to the law. The State shall provide the legal assistance to elderly people in the enforcement of their right to demand support from their relatives,” Lapid said in his explanatory note of the bill.

The proposed measure requires children to support their father and mother or other direct ascendants “who are in need."

The abandoned parents or a representative from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) may file a court petition to compel “any or all” of their children to provide support.

“Upon trial the elderly member shall be represented by a lawyer from the public attorney's office and shall be exempt from all charges and fees,” the bill further said.

The court may grant or deny the petition with due consideration to the financial capacity of the children to give the needed support, Lapid said.

[colby]

Guys, what do you think with this BILL filed by Senator Lito Lapid?

Para sa ako okay lang, as long as "only" mga anak na may kaya mo support sa ila mga "needy" na parents. After all, you can't force your child to support you if sila sad naglisod buhi sa ila kaugalingon na family.

But nice ni siya, kay common na kaayo mga story na Parents na gipasagdan sa mga anak. I think as children, we also have a duty to look after our parents especially if "needy" sila. Sabi nga nila, not all of us are parents but all of us are children of our parents. Lisod pud ug kita na maging parents then pasagdan pud sa ato mga anak.

Siguro,it is important we prepare for the future of our children, but ,mag prepare pud ta if magulang ta para pud dili ta maka burden sa ato mga anak. But dili man nato masulti ang panahon...Mapaglaro ang tadhana.

[MoD]

di man diay ni useless c lito lapid as what ive thought.. hehe

[colby]

^ Hhahahhahahha...

bitaw, maka guol na na re-elect pa, pero nice naa diay gina buhat sa senado bisad noticeable na dili siya hilig mga senate hearing..Good for him.

[yumi_0379]

i support this bill

[necrotic freak]

make sense.. leon gerero on the work!

[emow]

i'm gonna have plenty of children....lol kidding aside, its a worthwhile bill...

[over[s]eer]

The proposed measure requires children to support their father and mother or other direct ascendants “who are in need."


Anyone care to clarify this part? Unsa pa man lain direct ascendants aside from mother and father?
This part should be clarified, basig maski kinsa na lang sad mukiha nako hehehe

[necrotic freak]

paita na gyud diay sa pinas oi. abi nako ang mga parents ra dili maka support sa anak, asta man pod diay ang anak dili maka support sa ginikanan.

[Dark-Knight]

The proposed measure requires children to support their father and mother or other direct ascendants “who are in need."


Anyone care to clarify this part? Unsa pa man lain direct ascendants aside from mother and father?
This part should be clarified, basig maski kinsa na lang sad mukiha nako hehehe

Mao sad no? Wat if patay na imo mga parents then naa ka Tiyo or tiya na dili kasupport nila ila mga anak? Will the have the right to demand for your financial assistance?