More elderly-friendly facilities needed for retirement tourism

THE PHILIPPINES needs more lodging facilities for elderly retirees, as this type of specialized infrastructure makes up only a small portion of the total mix of amenities currently available, the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) said yesterday. These are especially necessary, as the active foreign retirees aged 35 to 60 who make up a bulk of the total in the country will need such facilities soon, PRA Chairman Edgar B. Aglipay said. "Sixty-five percent of [the 20,000] retirees here are active. We are preparing for [when they] get old," Mr. Aglipay said.