CARE FOR THE AGED Rep. Duterte files bill penalizing persons neglecting the elderly

By MAYA M. PADILLO

First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte filed a bill seeking imprisonment of persons found guilty of exploiting, neglecting, or abusing the elderly.

Duterte, together with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Edvic Yap, filed House Bill 4696, or the proposed Anti-Elder Abuse Act.

“Elderly citizens, like our lolos and lolas, should be honored, cared for, and respected. Unfortunately, many of our senior citizens still suffer abuse, most of the time, even from the very people who are supposed to care for them, as shown by news reports and reliable posts on social media. Worse, many cases of elder abuse go unreported and unpunished. Our bill aims to prevent these,” Duterte said in a statement.

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The bill seeks to ensure that senior citizens are given protection from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation, and coercion, specially acts detrimental to their personal safety and security.

The bill also explained that acts of violence against senior citizens include “physical abuse or infliction of pain or injury with the use of physical force resulting in bodily injury, physical harm, pain or impairment, suffering or

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