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Senior citizens wait to receive their cash gifts at the San Juan City Hall Atrium on Nov. 22, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News 

Senior citizens wait to receive their cash gifts at the San Juan City Hall Atrium on November 22, 2022. The city is giving out cash gifts for senior citizens turning 70, 80 and 90 years old this year in recognition of their contribution to the country and the local government of San Juan. 
Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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SENIOR CITIZEN-CASH GIFT

ALVIN ELCHICO

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20221122-san-juan-cash-gift-JC2125.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Senior citizens wait to receive their cash gifts at the San Juan City Hall Atrium on Nov. 22, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner">Senior citizens wait to receive their cash gifts at the San Juan City Hall Atrium on Nov. 22, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Some businessmen are opposing moves to do away with the booklet used in monitoring discounted purchases of senior citizens and persons with disability.</p><p>The Philippine Consumer Centric Traders Association said the booklet is there to monitor the purchase since the law only authorizes up to P1,300 in weekly purchases for certain basic goods in the supermarket.</p><p>If there is no booklet, there will be no way to check if a senior has purchased more than what is under the law, the group said.</p><p>It added that if the purchase limit is lifted, most supermarkets would suffer as the markup is mostly less than 5 percent.</p><p>&quot;Kahit sabihin mong malaking retailer, kung napakarami namang bibili na sa less 5 percent mahirap din ang magiging katayuan. Kaya panatilihin natin ang booklet at ang Senior Citizen card pati na &#x27;yung PWD card,&quot; said Carlos Cabochan, the group&#x27;s president.</p><p>(Even if you&#x27;re a big retailer, you may still be put in a precarious position even if someone makes a big purchase when you&#x27;re markup is less than 5 percent. So we should retain the booklet, and the senior citizen and PWD cards.)</p><p>For the bigger Philippine Retailers Association, removing the booklet system can be open to abuse.</p><p>&quot;Kung tanggalin po natin itong purchase booklet requirement, maaaring mangyari po ito na &#x27;yung isang mapagsamantalang tao ay tumalon mula from store A to store B to store C para bumili or at the same time mamili ng mga basic necessities na in excess sa kanyang requirements,&quot; said PRA director Atty. Paul Santos.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung tipong hindi na lang para sa kanya baka pati sa buong pamilya niya makinabang na rin,&quot; he said.</p><p>(If we purchase booklet requirement, a person can hop from store A to B to C to buy basic necessities in excess of his requirements. He might buy not just for himself but also for his family.)</p><div><strong> QR CODE</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, the Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association of the Philippines suggested the use of the QR code system to replace the booklets.</p><p>The group said the DICT or any government agency could design the QR system which would be printed on the senior citizens or PWD ID.</p><p>This way, the pharmacies or stores can monitor the purchases without bringing the booklet all the time.</p><div><strong> MERCURY NOW DOING AWAY WITH BOOKLET</strong></div><p>Pharmacies have started to remove the 12-percent value added tax for some medicines related to specific illnesses as announced by the Bureau of Internal Revenue the other day.</p><p>Mercury Drug also launched the Suki Card where seniors need not bring the booklet anymore every time they purchase selected medicines since the data is already stored in a centralized system.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/1/30/pagtanggal-ng-purchase-booklet-bilang-requirement-sa-senior-pwd-discount-itinutulak-2217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pagtanggal ng purchase booklet bilang requirement sa senior, PWD discount itinutulak</a> </div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2946995"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Some businessmen are opposing moves to do away with the booklet used in monitoring discounted purchases of senior citizens and PWDs.</p>

Some businessmen are opposing moves to do away with the booklet used in monitoring discounted purchases of senior citizens and PWDs.

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Some businesses oppose removal of booklet system for senior citizens

ALVIN ELCHICO,

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Published Feb 02, 2024 02:34 PM PHT

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