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Group Members:
Amorin, Xyra
Cinco, Karen Viviene
Compesino, Amiel Juneith Keesh
Kuizon, Nia Donna
Paderog, Ainnie
Submitted to:
Mr. Jeselo Ouano Gorme, RN
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
Republic Act No. 9994
An act granting additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens, further amending
republic act no. 7432, as amended, otherwise known as An Act to Maximize the Contribution of
Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant Benefits and Special Privileges and for other
Purposes
This Act shall be known as the EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010
Objectives:
1. To recognize the rights of senior citizens to take their proper place in society and
make it a concern of the family, community, and government.
2. To give full support to the improvement of the total well-being of the elderly and
their full participation in society, considering that senior citizens are integral part of
the Philippine society.
3. To motivate and encourage the senior citizens to contribute to nation building.
4. To encourage their families and the communities they live with to reaffirm the valued
Filipino tradition of caring for the senior citizens.
5. To provide a comprehensive health care and rehabilitation system for disabled senior
citizens to foster their capacity to attain a more meaningful and productive ageing:
and
6. To recognize the important role of the private sector in the improvement of the
welfare of senior citizens and to actively seek their partnership.
Free medical, dental, diagnostic and laboratory fees in all government facilities
X-rays
CT-Scan
Blood test fees
Free vaccination
Influenza virus Administered by DOH. This free service will be given to
Pneumococcal diseases indigent senior citizen patients.
Education assistance
Secondary
Tertiary
Post tertiary
Vocational and technical education
Short term courses
Special discounts
Senior citizens may be granted special discounts in special programs on
purchase of basic commodities, subject to guidelines to be issued by the DTI
and DA.
Express or priority lanes
Senior citizens need not fall in the regular line as RA 9994 requires
establishments to provide express lanes for them and in the absence thereof, to
provide priority lanes.
Social pension
A Php 500 monthly stipend will be given to indigent senior citizens
What are the penalties for refusal to honor senior citizen cards?
Any person who refuses to honor a senior citizen card or violates any provision of RA
9994 shall suffer these penalties:
First Violation:
Imprisonment of not less than 2 years but not more than 6 years
Fine of not less than Php 50,000 but not exceeding Php 100,000
Possible cancellation or revocation of business permit, permit to operate,
franchise and other similar privileges
Subsequent Violations:
Imprisonment of not less than 2 years but not more than 6 years
Fine of not less than Php 100,000 but not more than Php 200,000
Possible cancellation or revocation of business permit, permit to operate,
franchise and other similar privileges
On the other hand, those who try to abuse the privileges being offered by the Expanded Senior
Citizens Act will suffer, will also be penalized, to wit:
Imprisonment of not less than 6 months
Fine of not less than Php 50,000 but not more than Php 100,000
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