Lacson calls for support to elderly parents

one of the traits Filipinos are such practice is not forgotten by

Lacson, in filing Senate Bill (SB) 257 or the “Parents Welfare Act of 2016,” said while Filipinos natural obligation to care for their incapacitated parents being abandoned by their own children have

penalize those who abandon or fail to support their elderly parents, especially those who can no

Under his bill, elderly parents may file a petition for support

The court may order the payment of a lump sum, a monthly

give support for three consecutive could face imprisonment of one to

Those who leave parents with the intention of wholly abandoning them face imprisonment of six

Lacson also wants to establish - erwise incapacitated parents in every province and highly urbanized