Friday, January 29, 2010

Bicam approves senior citizens bill

THE HOUSE AND SENATE BICAMERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY CONGRESS OF AN ACT INCREASING THE BENEFITS OF SENIOR CITIZENS.

The committee decided to recommend approval by both houses of Congress of Senate Bill No. 3581, in consolidation with House Bill No. 6390. Senate Bill No. 3581, granting additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens, was principally authored by Sen. Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on health and demography.

Under the proposed Act, the senior citizen shall be entitled to a 20 percent discount and exemption from value added tax on the following:

(a) On the purchase of medicines, including the purchase of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, and such other essential medical supplies, accessories and equipment to be determined by the Department of Health (DOH).

(b) On the professional fees of attending physicians in all private hospitals, medical facilities, outpatient clinics and home health care services.

(c) On the professional fees of licensed professional workers providing home health care services as endorsed by private hospitals or employed through home health care employment agencies.

(d) On medical and dental services, diagnostic and laboratory fees in all private hospitals, medical facilities, outpatient clinic and home health care services,

(e) Death benefit assistance of a minimum of P2,000 to be given to the nearest surviving relative.

Via: http://lorenlegarda.com.ph/news_088_Bicam_approves_senior_citizens_bill.php

12 comments:

  1. My lolo and lola is so happy when they learned that this bill of sen. loren has been approved :)

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  2. Wow!!! 22o ba tlga na apruv na to ? kya pla masya c nanay kgbi nung nano2od siya ng balita mrami na daw cland discounts tska makamura na din cla sa mga gmot na bibilhin nila kya lang sana ung iba png benefits ipas na din pero mgling tlga ung gnwa ni sen. loren akalain mo pingsikapan nya tlgang maipasa toh wow na wow tlga

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  3. nakakatuwang isipin na napag isip isip na din nila na gumawa ng bill na makakatulong sa ating mga lolot lola. pahalgahan din talga ang mga senior citizens dahil tayong lahat ay magiging senoior citizens din at magbebenefit din tayo dito. maraming salamat po!!

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  4. importante dito ung medical nila. kasi habang tumatanda, humihina ang ktawan at kelangan ng medical benefits tlaga. mabuti binigyan ng highlight dito ung medical benefits. nakakatuwa na naituloy at naaprubahan ang bill na ito. goodluck po sen loren at sa lahat ng taong tumulong para mapasa ang bill na ito.

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  5. Maraming salamat sa pag aprruba!! this is really good news!! sana patuloy pa ang pagsuporta at pagpasa ng mga bill na mahalaga at importante.

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  6. importante ang bill na to at may karapatan na amg senior citizens..salamat po.

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  7. wow.. grabe mgandang simula po yan po para sa senior citizens po madami po benefits silang mkukha. lalong lalo n sa mga retired citizen n ntin n ndi na po makapag trabaho eh. another thumbs up job nnmn po sen. loren hehe.,. galing galing nio po tlga

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  8. Were thankful to these program and implemented already coz its a great help to our citizen especially were on crisis now..thanks again and more power..

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  9. salamat nmn at naipasa n din ang bill na to na kay tgal tgal ng hininhntya ng mga senior citizens salamat sen. loren for making this possible

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  10. Sbrang thank you tlga dhil kay sen. loren legarda naipas ana din sa wakas ang bats na to pra sa mga mgagdang benfits na mapapkinbnagn ng mga mtatanda

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  11. lets all gve senator loren a big round of aplause for this another achievement dhil xa ang nasa likod kung bkit naaprubahan n agad ang btas na to kc tlgang ipinglban nya ito sa senado at tlgang very eagern xa para sa bill na ito

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  12. oo nga eh nagpasalamat gyod me ni maam loren kay tungod niya na approve ang bill na pinaka imprtante sa mga tigulang salamat kaayo un henaot makadaog ka maam sa eleksyon, para daghan pa ug mahemo nga kaayohan sa atong bansa.

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