Just a few minutes ago, I was listening to Senator Pia Cayetano talking about the delaying of the signing of the Expanded Value Added Tax for Senior Citizens by PGMA. So what else is new? The fact that she is putting in new appointments in key government positions and having elected governors unseated because they were NOT the real winners this late is a sign that something is definitely brewing.

Anyway…

This issue about taking care of the elderly has been tackled in our homeschooling lessons in Social Studies. In the lesson about population, we discussed how each segment of the population is important:  the  very young, the working population and the elderly population.

The elderly population’s condition in this country is not one of the best when it comes to their age group. Retired government employees have problems with the pension. I know because my in-laws have this kind of problems and I go to a bank where these pension payments are processed.

Delayed check payments is one of the common complaints.  Social security disability? Errr…

I once remarked to my eldest daughter that for most of the working people in this country, retirement is not an option for its citizens, even if the country prides itself as one of the “perfect places” for expats to retire.

Ironic isn’t it?

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