Philippine Briefs
By Nelson S. Badilla For Variety
MANILA — Rep. Narciso D. Santiago III has introduced a bill that aims to protect old women from institutional, community and domestic and sexual assault.
The measure, or the Older Filipinos Protection from Violence Act, seeks to address cases of elderly abuse, neglect and exploitation, including domestic violence and sexual assault against older or disabled individuals.
Santiago said recent studies show that elderly abuse is severely underreported.
Elderly abuse, he added, takes on many forms, varying from physical abuse to sexual abuse and psychological abuse to financial exploitation.
“Some of the abused parties fail to report abuse because of shame, privacy concerns or as a result of prior unsatisfactory experiences with individuals, agencies or others who lacked sensitivity to the concerns or needs of elder or disabled persons,” Santiago said.
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