Mas pinaigting na pagpapatupad ng Expanded Senior Citizens Act, ikinatuwa ng senior citizens
Mas pinaigting na pagpapatupad ng Expanded Senior Citizens Act, ikinatuwa ng senior citizens
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00:00 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the FDA to look into the implementation of a law that will give a discount and VAT exemption to our fellow citizens for their medicines and vitamins.
00:16 Details in the report of Kenneth Paciente.
00:23 Senior citizens are considered vulnerable or those who are over the age of 6. This age group is usually the one who is suffering from diseases and needs maintenance medicine.
00:35 That is why under Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, senior citizens have the privilege to get a 20% discount on their maintenance medicine and vitamins.
00:48 This is a big savings for people like Elizabeth who is always taking metformin for her blood sugar.
00:55 There are still a lot of things that you can save from food and groceries.
01:05 Under this legislation, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Food and Drug Administration or FDA to look into the law of 20% discount and VAT exemption for senior citizens.
01:25 This is a big savings for people like Elizabeth who is always taking metformin for her blood sugar.
01:35 Meanwhile, National Coordinating Monitoring Board or NCMB issued a resolution on the documents that our fellow citizens need to present to get benefits like Senior Citizens ID and Purchase Sleep Booklet to list the medicines that were purchased in each transaction.
01:54 That is why Delia is getting a new Purchase Sleep Booklet to avail discounts for her hypertension and vitamins.
02:03 Her old booklet is already full.
02:05 Maintenance is expensive. Sometimes, there is no fund in the barangay. Maintenance in groceries is expensive.
02:15 You can only drink it for a few days. You don't need to have a booklet because you can't have ID. ID is only for food.
02:28 NCMB also gave a resolution that doctors don't need to have an over-the-counter prescription to get a 20% discount.
02:36 The FTA also clarified that they did not issue any directive that visas are not allowed in the regulations for the sale of medicines and implementation of 20% Senior Citizens Discount that is included in Republic Act 9994.
02:50 Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
02:56 Philippines.