Drilon said there are nearly four million senior citizens in the country, most of whom have inadequate basic social services and face barriers and discrimination in employment, education and health services.
"While bold initiatives had been taken, such as the grant of 20 percent discount on the purchase of medicines by older persons, we still have to plan ahead and come up with an integrated and a more comprehensive long-term national approach," said Drilon, the lead senatorial candidate of the administration People Power Coalition.
Called the Magna Carta for Older Persons, Drilon’s proposal will ensure the protection of the rights of older persons and provide them adequate health, rehabilitative and socio-economic services.