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Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« on: October 21, 2010, 06:30:25 PM »
By Maila Ager
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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.

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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2010, 02:00:29 AM »
murag wala may government funded nga home for the aged diri sa atoa no? kasagaran puro mga NGO's or foundation ang nagpatukod. mao pa lang na ilang buhaton kaysa magpanday anang maong balaod.

dili sa ingon nga dili ko mogasto sa akong mga ginikinan pero mag-unsa tong walay mga anak or igsoon? adto sa ilang mga kaparyentehan? naa kahay mopasalig nga mga paryente?

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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2010, 03:54:47 AM »
The question is if the parents take care of their children which is a reality in the Philippines moreso, in Bohol. I remembered in our barrio upon reaching the age of 14, young men and women migrated to Mindanao, Luzon or other side of Visayas to be a houseboy, housemaid or store help to help the family.

I am a good daughter and I supported my family but, I dont like to be mandated to support. I am doing this because that is my moral responsibilities. I do this because I love my parents not because the government will put me behind bars if I dont.



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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2010, 11:41:15 AM »
The Lord said to honor thy father and mother, it's a commandment
   and a grateful child should never be pushed by the government to do it.

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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2010, 08:51:22 PM »
The Lord said to honor thy father and mother, it's a commandment
   and a grateful child should never be pushed by the government to do it.
So true.

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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2010, 09:06:43 PM »
Hmmm.... my mama and my grandmamas are all able to support themselves... but still I would love to give them anything  ;) pa and all my grandpapas are dead now...
About sa Bill... Ok ra sab kung maaprovan kay naay man sab jud mga anak/relatives na pabaya.......
Pero just a thought for the parents....... Be kind and loving to your children... para naay silay mahinumduman na tam-is na memories sa injo... and they would love to care/visit you sa injo golden/silver years  ;)

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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2010, 09:10:57 PM »
This is part of our culture to take good care of our parents so nganong iagi paman ni ug pamalaod. Unsa may mahitabo kung daghan ug anak ang atong parents unya katong uban nga mo refuse ug atiman pwede na ma preso? Nahitabo ni sa akong apuhan nga sa kusgan pa didto siya whole life nagpuyo sa akong iyaan. Siya na ang nag atiman nilang tanan until dili na kakaya motrabaho akong Lola mao gisugdan na ug verbal abuse,then lead to physical abuse mao among gikuha. Daghan siya ug anak ug mga apo pero nanggi intoon ug kinsay moatiman. Ako nuon nga naa diri sa layo akoy nalooy mao akong gipapauli akong igsoon nga nagpuyo sa Mindanao akong giswelduhan aron maoy mag atiman kay akong mother tungod sa conflict sa dating gipuy an sa akong Lola akong gipalikay gibalayan nako sa city unya akong Lola dili man mouban kay didto ra daw siya mao akong igsoon ang nag atiman sa among balay sa island. Usa ra mi ka compound sa akong mga iyaan ug ig agaw pero nagsolo alone mi nga family nag provide sa akong Lola. Ang iyang giserbisyuhan nga mga anak sa una gi treat ra siya murag dirt. I'm happy nga sa final days sa akong Lola ingbalik sa among balay sa island akong Mother kay siya jud nag atiman mismo sa akong Lola. Naa siyay gripe sa iyang mga igsoon kay wala gani daw mo offer ug tabang ug atiman nga sila man ang nakapahimos sa kusog sa akong apuhan. Pagkamatay sa akong Lola kami pud ang naggasto tanan tanan.
Akong pangutana is kung daghan magsuon unya mo refuse ang uban ug provide ug primary care sa atong aging parents pwede na sila mapreso?
 

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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2010, 10:15:08 PM »
Hmmm.... my mama and my grandmamas are all able to support themselves... but still I would love to give them anything  ;) pa and all my grandpapas are dead now...
About sa Bill... Ok ra sab kung maaprovan kay naay man sab jud mga anak/relatives na pabaya.......
Pero just a thought for the parents....... Be kind and loving to your children... para naay silay mahinumduman na tam-is na memories sa injo... and they would love to care/visit you sa injo golden/silver years  ;)
There is a saying in America: " Be kind and gentle to your children, they will choose your nursing home someday."

I was separated from my family when I was 13 years old, and I saw them again after 14 years. All those times, I wish I had my parents guiding me. But they were not there. I struggled life alone, made a life of my own. I have so much stories to tell, long lonely nights, birthdays and holidays alone but all those longings never made me a bad daughter. My father always tell me that I have his brains and I have the looks of my mother. Until now I am still away from them, I don't feel the parental love in my skin but that never stop me in including them in my dreams. I owe them my life, that alone is a debt I can't repay.

I will do everything for them, what I've been through is not necessary. What is important I love them even if sometimes I feel less important in my family. It is my moral obligations to support and take care of them. No laws or mandates that dictate me to do so. I did it from the heart, because I know that is the right and Godly ways.



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Re: Abandoned Parents in the Philippines
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2010, 12:36:38 PM »
There is a saying in America: " Be kind and gentle to your children, they will choose your nursing home someday."

I was separated from my family when I was 13 years old, and I saw them again after 14 years. All those times, I wish I had my parents guiding me. But they were not there. I struggled life alone, made a life of my own. I have so much stories to tell, long lonely nights, birthdays and holidays alone but all those longings never made me a bad daughter. My father always tell me that I have his brains and I have the looks of my mother. Until now I am still away from them, I don't feel the parental love in my skin but that never stop me in including them in my dreams. I owe them my life, that alone is a debt I can't repay.

I will do everything for them, what I've been through is not necessary. What is important I love them even if sometimes I feel less important in my family. It is my moral obligations to support and take care of them. No laws or mandates that dictate me to do so. I did it from the heart, because I know that is the right and Godly ways.




Hallelujah! You are not alone. Well, some kids don't have a kind heart like the few of us  ;D Ngee... self-proclaimed me.... hehehe

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