Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010

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The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 is a Philippine law that broadens benefits and social protection for senior citizens, including financial assistance, healthcare discounts, and other welfare programs.

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instanceOf Philippine law ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ
administeredBy Bureau of Internal Revenue ⓘ
Department of Finance ⓘ
Department of Health ⓘ
Department of Social Welfare and Development ⓘ
local government units ⓘ
ageQualification 60 years old and above ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Republic Act No. 9994 ⓘ
amends Republic Act No. 7432 ⓘ
Republic Act No. 9257 ⓘ
citizenshipRequirement Filipino citizen ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
follows Senior Citizens Act of 1992 ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalRightCreated social pension entitlement for qualified indigent seniors ⓘ
statutory discounts for senior citizens ⓘ
legislature Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
obliges private establishments to grant senior citizen discounts ⓘ
officeOfSigner President of the Philippines ⓘ
policyType social protection policy ⓘ
primaryBeneficiaries senior citizens ⓘ
providesBenefit 20% discount on certain goods and services ⓘ
VAT exemption on covered sales to senior citizens ⓘ
access to government social services ⓘ
death benefit assistance for senior citizens ⓘ
discounts on diagnostic and laboratory fees ⓘ
discounts on fares for public transportation ⓘ
discounts on hotels and similar lodging establishments ⓘ
discounts on medical and dental services ⓘ
discounts on medicines ⓘ
discounts on professional fees of attending physicians ⓘ
discounts on restaurants and recreation centers ⓘ
exemption from training fees for government programs ⓘ
free medical and dental services in government facilities ⓘ
social pension for indigent senior citizens ⓘ
providesIncentive tax deductions for establishments granting discounts ⓘ
purpose to expand benefits and privileges of senior citizens ⓘ
to strengthen social protection for the elderly ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedTo Universal Health Care for senior citizens in the Philippines ⓘ
requires issuance of senior citizen identification card ⓘ
residencyRequirement resident in the Philippines ⓘ
sector elderly welfare ⓘ
shortName RA 9994 ⓘ
signedBy Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ⓘ
yearEnacted 2010 ⓘ

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Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens → legalBasis → Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 ⓘ
Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 → follows → Senior Citizens Act of 1992 ⓘ
linked to: Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010