"A lawmaker is pushing for the immediate passage of a bill that will penalize children who abandon their parents no longer able to fend for themselves.
Cavite Rep. Roy Loyola said House Bill 5336, to be known as the Parents Welfare Act of 2014, requires children to provide their old and sick parents support for sustenance, clothing, residence, medical attendance and other amenities that would enable them to lead a normal life.
The bill imposes the penalty of imprisonment of one month to six months or a fine of not more than P100,000 if the respondent continues to fail to give support for three consecutive months without justifiable cause.
“Whoever, having the care of protection of a parent in need of support, leaves such parent in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning the latter, shall be punished with imprisonment of six years to 10 years and a fine of not less than P300,000,” the bill states."
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Para nko dapat lang jd ni na balaud na, kadag-han man jd gipang abandon na mga tiguwang.. nahimo nang norm sa society. Main reason pod daw is poverty, pero naa jd uban na plainly out of negligence and dont want to take responsibility (out of gratitude man lang unta) but basically compared sa other countries like Singapore, it is not illegal yet but elderly parents (aged 60 and above) can file a "Maintenance of Parents Act". Pero mao lage, if way kaya mo supporta ang mga anak unsaon man pod?