Republic Act 9994

Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010

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.

In accordance with these objectives, this Act shall:

1. Establish mechanisms whereby the contributions of the senior citizens are
maximized.
2. Adopt measures whereby our senior citizens are assisted and appreciated by the
community as a whole.
3. Establish a program beneficial to the senior citizens, their families and the rest of the
community they serve: and
4. Establish community-based health and rehabilitation programs for senior citizens in
every political unit of society.
Who are considered as senior citizens?
Senior citizens or elderly refers to any resident citizen of the Philippines at least sixty
years old. This definition of senior citizen has three requirements in order that a person
may be considered as a senior citizen under RA 9994 Expanded Senior Citizens Act of
2010, thus he/she must be a:
Resident
Citizen
At least sixty years old
All of these elements must be present in order that a person will be able to avail of the
privileges of RA 9994. Consequently, if any of these elements is not present, the person
will not be entitled to the benefits of the said law.

What are the benefits to which senior citizens are entitled?

Twenty percent (20%) discount and VAT exemption
Senior citizens are entitled to 20% discount and value added tax (VAT)
exemption, when applicable, in the sale of the following goods and services
from all establishments for the exclusive use of the senior citizen.

On the purchase of medicines, including:

Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines
Such other essential medicine supplies, accessories, equipment to be
determined by the DOH.

On the professional fees of the attending physician, in:

All private hospitals
Medical facilities
Outpatient clinics
Home health care services
 On the professional fees of licensed professional health
Providing home health care services
As endorsed by private hospitals or employed through home health care
employment agencies

On medical and dental services, diagnostic and laboratory fees in:

All private hospitals
Medical facilities
Outpatient clinics
Home health care services
(NOTE: In accordance with the rules to be issued by the DOH in coordination with PhilHealth)

In actual fare for land transportation travel in:

Public utility buses (PUB)
Public utility jeepneys (PUJ)
Taxis
Asian utility vehicles (AUV)
Shuttle services
Public railways including LRT, MRT and PNR

In actual transportation fare for:

Domestic air transport services
Sea shipping vessels

On the utilization of services in:

Hotels and similar lodging establishments
Restaurants
Recreation centers
 On admission fees charged by:
Theaters
Cinema houses
Concert halls
Circuses
Leisure and amusement

On funeral and burial services:

For the death of senior citizens

Income taxes exemption

A senior citizen will be exempted from the payment of individual income taxes
if the senior citizen is considered as a minimum wage earner in accordance
with RA 9504

Five percent (5%) discount on water and electricity

The meters are registered in the name of the senior citizen residing therein
The monthly consumption does not exceed 100 kWh of electricity and 30
cubic meters of water
The privilege is granted per household, regardless of the number of seniors
residing therein

Training fees for socioeconomic program

Senior citizens will get discounts once they enroll in socioeconomic programs

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

This educational assistance shall be in the form of:

Scholarships
Grants
Financial aids
Subsidies and other incentives
Support for books, learning materials, uniform

Continuance of GSIS, SSS and PAG-IBIG benefits

Up to the extent that is possible, senior citizens will enjoy the same GSIS, SSS
and PAG-IBIG benefits enjoyed by those who are in actual service.

Upgrade of retirement benefits

To the extent possible, the retirement benefits of senior citizens who used to be
part of government and private sector shall be upgraded to be at part with the
current benefits being enjoyed by those who are in actual service.

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.

Death benefit assistance

A minimum of Php 2,000 (which will be adjusted for inflation) will be given to
the nearest surviving relative of the deceased senior citizen.

Social pension
A Php 500 monthly stipend will be given to indigent senior citizens

Mandatory PhilHealth coverage

Indigent senior citizens will also be covered by the national health insurance
program by PhilHealth

Social safety nets

Social safety assistance in the form of financial, medicine and food assistance
shall be made available to senior citizens. These shall be taken from the
disaster/calamity funds of the LGU of the place where the senior citizen
resides.

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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