Award-winning actor John Arcilla gave his thoughts on whether children should support their parents once they are capable enough to work.
It can be recalled that the discussion on the said topic was fueled by Dani Barretto, who said that ‘utang na loob’ should not become a reason for parents to demand support from their children.
“Hindi ka puwedeng magkaroon ng utang na loob sa isang bagay na dapat nilang gawin para sa yo. kasi there are some people who use that against people, parang, ‘Pinaaral kita, pinaganito kita, ganyan-gayan… so, dapat ito yung binibigay mo sa akin.’” said Dani in a video she published.
However, John said that supporting their parents should not be considered an ‘obligation,’ as he believed that it should be a natural duty.
“Hindi naman talaga utang na loob o obligasyon ang Pagkupkop o pagtulong sa mga tumatandang magulang- dahil ito ay NORMAL at NATURAL na DUTY ng MGA ANAK,” said John. “Kasing NATURAL at NORMAL nung inaalagaan nila tayo nung maliit pa. Pinakain, dinamitan iginapang, at pinag aral. Tama naman na Responsibilidad yun ng mga magulang sa walang muwang na mga anak,”
He added: “Tayo bilang tao ay tagapag ALAGA at tagapag-taguyod ng mas mahina kaysa sa atin, maging hayop man ito o kapwa tao – e di lalo na pag magulang na natin ang mahina na at nangangailangan na ng tulong. Do’n lang siguro magkakaroon ng iba’t ibang PAMANTAYAN kung RESPONSIBILIDAD pa din ba sila ng mga anak,”
Hundreds of netizens praised John for protecting the Filipino family culture.
