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    The document summarizes key Philippine laws on the elderly: 1. RA 7432 (1992) aims to encourage senior citizens to contribute and for families to care for them, providing discounts on transportation, lodging, food, medicines, and free training and medical services. 2. RA 7876 (1995) established senior citizen centers in every city/municipality to deliver integrated services. 3. The 1999 Philippine Plan of Action for Older Persons addresses concerns around family, social position, health, housing, income, social services, education, and the market. 4. RA 9257 (2003) and RA 9994 (2010) granted additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens without

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    The document summarizes key Philippine laws on the elderly: 1. RA 7432 (1992) aims to encourage senior citizens to contribute and for families to care for them, providing discounts on transportation, lodging, food, medicines, and free training and medical services. 2. RA 7876 (1995) established senior citizen centers in every city/municipality to deliver integrated services. 3. The 1999 Philippine Plan of Action for Older Persons addresses concerns around family, social position, health, housing, income, social services, education, and the market. 4. RA 9257 (2003) and RA 9994 (2010) granted additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens without

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    The document summarizes key Philippine laws on the elderly: 1. RA 7432 (1992) aims to encourage senior citizens to contribute and for families to care for them, providing discounts on transportation, lodging, food, medicines, and free training and medical services. 2. RA 7876 (1995) established senior citizen centers in every city/municipality to deliver integrated services. 3. The 1999 Philippine Plan of Action for Older Persons addresses concerns around family, social position, health, housing, income, social services, education, and the market. 4. RA 9257 (2003) and RA 9994 (2010) granted additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens without

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    Laws On Elderly

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    The document summarizes key Philippine laws on the elderly: 1. RA 7432 (1992) aims to encourage senior citizens to contribute and for families to care for them, providing discounts on transportation, lodging, food, medicines, and free training and medical services. 2. RA 7876 (1995) established senior citizen centers in every city/municipality to deliver integrated services. 3. The 1999 Philippine Plan of Action for Older Persons addresses concerns around family, social position, health, housing, income, social services, education, and the market. 4. RA 9257 (2003) and RA 9994 (2010) granted additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens without

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    LAWS ON ELDERLY

    RA 7432 (1992)

     Aims to motivate and encourage the senior citizens to


    contribute to nation building and to encourage their
    families and communities they live with to reaffirm the
    valued Filipino tradition of caring for their senior citizens
      Provisions:
    ◦ 20% discount on transportation, lodging, restaurant,
    medicines, cinemas/ leisure places
    ◦ Tax exemption (provided does not exceed poverty level)
    ◦ Free training for socioeconomic programs of OSCA
    ◦ Free medical and dental services in government
    facilities
    ◦ Continuation of benefits from GSIS/SSS and Pag-ibig
    RA 7876 (1995)
    “Senior Citizens Center Act of the Philippines”

     - Established senior citizens centers in every city and


    municipality of country. The centers serve as venues for
    the delivery of integrated and comprehensive services to
    older persons
    “Philippine Plan of Action for Older
    Persons” (1999)
    Addresses 8 major areas of concern:
    1. Older persons and the family
    2. Social position of older persons
    3. Health and nutrition
    4. Housing, transportation and environment
    5. Income security, maintenance, and employment
    6. Social services and the community
    7. Continuing education/learning
    8. Older persons and the market
    RA 9257 (2003) –
    “Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003

    - Grants additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens


    without qualifying whether they do not earn less than
    P60,000, which was a prerequisite under the old law
    RA 9994 (2010) - “Expanded Senior
    Citizens Act of 2010
     provide 20% discount on the following:
    ◦ medicine and drug purchases
    ◦ eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures, prosthetics, other
    equipment
    ◦ medical and dental services in private facilities
    ◦ Professional fees of attending physicians and licensed
    health care workers
    ◦ Free vaccinations for indigent senior citizens
    ◦ 5% discount on utilities (100kmh of electricity; 30m3 of
    water)
    Caring is an aging process
    To rediscover Self

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