English: Studies have shown that elderly people who suffer abuse choose to keep it to themselves and prefer to suffer in silence, he pointed out. In a case study presented by the University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance, children of the elders rank highest in number in terms of perpetrating the abuse, followed by spouses and then grandchildren.
Filipino: Ipinakita ng mga pag-aaral na ang mga matatandang dumaranas ng pang-aabuso ay pinipiling manahimik na lang at tiisin ang kanilang sitwasyon. Sa isang case study na iniulat ng University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance, nangunguna ang mga anak ng matatanda bilang pangunahing gumagawa ng pang-aabuso, na sinusundan ng asawa at apo.