I am not yet a senior citizen. I am not yet a pensioner. But I love to live in the Philippines for good since 1999, because Filipinos really can be proud of their strong support to elderly. Not only do they have a set of laws for senior citizens that are the envy of many developing countries, the Filipino families supprt system remains positive, appreciate and nurturing.
On the other hand; the number of all these elders continues to swell. If I am not mistaken, some five million people aged 60 years and older now account for about nice percent of the current population. This is expected to increase to about 12 percent by 2025.
Isn't it amusing to see aged 60-and-up-groups taking pleasure in discounted lunches or dinners or seeing for free a good movie? Many of Filipinos look forward to this retirement age with so much relish1 There is indeed a long list of freebies and discounts that are available to holders of that "one-and-only card" issued by the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs under the city or municipal mayor's office.
And, these benefits are also available for all expats living in the Philippines permanently!!!
Aside from getting 20 percent discount on medicines, medical and dental fees, transport fares, services in hotels and restaurants, admission fess in theatres, as well as a fice percent discount on water and electricity charges. And, very important and just recently, these transactions are exempt from the value added tax!
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Bet you are looking forward for these privileges, huh? haha My mom isn't. She hates the idea of being called matanda, lola, etc. She doesn't want to depend on these privileges and subsidies because she believes that she could still manage to pay for her bills without these. I would be like, mom just be grateful that at least they have this program, you deserve it. Well, not yet because she hasn't reached the age yet. But I don't know, the idea creeps and wigs her out. haha
I understand your mom very well. But please tell her, that there should be no problem to enjoy these priveleges. I said: enjoy AND NOT depend... Okay?
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