By Moises Cruz
SENIOR citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) may now avail of their 20 percent discount on essential products and commodities purchased online.
This is contained in Joint Circular Memorandum 1, which the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), National Commission of Senior Citizens, National Council on Disability Affairs, Department of Health, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) signed on May 6 but which was released on Tuesday.
Some of the discounted items, according to the circular, are rice, bread, milk, water, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
According to the guidelines, the elderly and PWDs have a maximum purchase amount of P1,300 a week for both online and offline transactions, with no rollover of the unused amount.
To receive the discount, one must declare to the merchant prior to placing orders that he or she is a senior citizen or a person with a disability and submit supporting documents, such as a scanned copy or screenshot of ID, as well as the front and last pages of the purchase booklet.
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During the delivery of goods and orders, the same proof of discount entitlement should be shown.
"All business establishments are urged to honor the privileges granted to senior citizens and persons with disabilities by adopting the appropriate system or improving their existing system that ensures the 20 percent is given to them whenever they purchase goods or services, whether in online, telephone or mobile transactions," DSWD said.
