In less than two decades, the number of seniors in the Philippines will reach 14 percent of the population marking the transformation of the country to an aging society, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom).
IN less than two decades, the number of seniors in the Philippines will reach 14 percent of the population marking the transformation of the country to an aging society, according to the Commission on Population and Development .
“It will be 14 percent by 2035—we presume this will take place between 2030 and 2035, but towards the end of that period,” Perez told the BusinessMirror. “[A senior population of] 14 percent is what the UN considers an aging society,” he added. Given this, Perez said the national government should take great strides in improving the social protection and well-being of aging Filipinos starting today.
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