Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry, led by Usec Carolina Sanchez, recently met with Speaker Romualdez and informed him that they are amenable to his request for additional discounts for the elderly and PWDs and that this would be implemented in March.
“This initiative to provide additional discounts for senior citizens and PWDs demonstrates the commitment of President Marcos to promoting inclusivity and social justice,” he added. She added that while the process of consultation with stakeholders is still ongoing, the necessary inter-agency circular to implement the additional discount would likely be issued and will take effect in March.
She said that following the issuance of the implementing inter-agency circular, DTI will publish a comprehensive list of the items covered by the additional discount for seniors and PWDs to guide the public and the affected merchants. “The information should be disseminated because some grocery stores may not know about it. Although the DTI has already released a directive,” Quijano said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview aired over People’s Television.
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