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Solon renews tax credit bid for retail shops

A legislator from the Bicol region on Sunday appealed anew to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to consider granting tax credits to supermarkets...

‘Priority citizens’ to get bonus 5% discount on basic goods

“Priority citizens” are poised to enjoy their mandated perks starting Monday, as the revised joint administrative order signed by three government agencies starts the...

Panel OKs 3 bills for seniors, PWD benefits

A joint panel in the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed three bills expanding benefits of senior citizens and persons with disability. The joint committees...

3 agencies draft revised guidelines for senior, PWD grocery discounts

Three government agencies have initiated public consultations regarding proposed revisions on discounts on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) for senior citizens and persons...

Retailers seek DTI advice on discounts for seniors

Retailers are seeking guidance over the proposed joint administrative order (JAO) that aims to grant an additional 5 percent discount on food and other...

Solon eyes updated list of seniors

WITH a new law granting cash gifts to octogenarians and nonagenarians, a congressman seeks an updated database on the elderlies who have reached 80...

Speaker: P500 discount for seniors set

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday revealed that senior citizens and persons with disabilities will be able to enjoy the increase to P500...

Tulfo wants to scrap purchase booklets for senior citizens

Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS partylist Rep. Erwin Tulfo wants to remove purchase booklets as a requirement for senior citizens to avail of their...

Businesses urged to abide by laws on special perks to elderlies, PWDs

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday enjoined busines establishments to obey laws granting discounts, benefits and other special privileges to senior citizens, persons with...

Belmonte launches drive for seniors to learn internet use

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday partnered with leading digital solutions Globe Group to provide senior citizens of the city with a means...

Globe head tells seniors to embrace new tech for efficiency, convenience

Globe Group president and chief executive Ernest Cu on Tuesday called on Filipino senior citizens to embrace new technology, saying tech-driven solutions are designed...

Starbucks to grant 40% special discount to seniors, PWDs, solo parents, national athletes and Medal of Valor awardees on January 24

After coming under fire for setting a cap on the 20-percent discount senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) are legally entitled to, Starbucks...

DSWD poised to double the P500 monthly pension of poor elderlies

TO help cushion the impact of high inflation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will double the monthly subsidy of indigent senior...

Starbucks sorry for discount gaffe; Apology not enough, solons insist

Starbucks lifted the cap it imposed on the 20-percent discount senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) are legally entitled to following a House...
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