Last Dec. 30, Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor, filed a bill to enhance the transportation privileges of senior citizens in the Philippines–a 20 percent discount on toll fees. | AdrianINQ
Senior citizens wait for their turn to get vaccinated in Valenzuela City. PHOTO COURTESY OF VALENZUELA CITY LGULawyer Romulo Macalintal, who advocates for the rights of senior citizens and persons with disabilities , previously said this to lament how past Congresses neglected the elderly and disabled.He said this was because legislators deprived senior citizens and PWDs of a 20 percent discount on fees imposed on tollways when they enacted laws which amended the existing ones.
The Philippine Statistics Authority said that as of May 2020, there were 12,336,355 senior citizens–individuals aged 60 years old and over. In 2010, the PSA said there were 1.44 million PWDs.Macalintal said Republic Act No. 9257, or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act, which was enacted on Feb. 26, 2004, granted a 20 percent discount to the elderly in public railways, skyways, and bus fares.
He said with more than 300 representatives and 24 senators, it was shocking that not a single lawmaker noticed or objected to the removal or deletion of the word “skyways” when they passed the new laws.Rise of hope Macalintal previously said it will not be difficult to apply the 20 percent RFID discount, explaining that for a load of P1,000, the elderly or disabled may pay P800 only, or a P200 discount could be added to his or her RFID card, giving the beneficiary a total load of P1,200 for a P1,000 load purchase.
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