Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 8599

INTRODUCED BY
REP. ALFRED VARGAS

AN ACT
EXPANDING THE PRIVILEGES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS TO INCLUDE
FREE PARKING IN ALL ESTABLISHMENTS AND EXEMPTION FROM THE
NUMBER CODING SCHEME, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 9994, or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010,
defines ‘senior citizens’ as individuals aged 60 years old and above. Senior
citizens make up 7.5 percent of the total population, or 7.5 million Filipinos,
as of the latest census of the Philippine Statistics Authority in 2015.

The Philippine government recognizes the role of the elderly in nation-
building and their continued contributions to society and development. As
such, legislation that encourages mobility, growth, and protection for our
dear elderly is of importance.

While we transition from this “new normal” to a world without COVID-
19, opportunities for productive members of society to contribute to
economic development shall be made available once public health is
secured. It is the purpose of this legislation to follow the guidelines set by
the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) for
the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Undoubtedly, government efforts to
address this pandemic, especially to protect the vulnerable population such
as our senior citizens are continuous and unrelenting. Until then, this
legislation signifies the forward-looking commitment of the government to



minimize the burden to its people and to contribute to economic
development.

This bill seeks to provide additional benefits and privileges to the
Filipino elderly, This proposed legislation exempts them from paying
parking fees in all establishments and from the Unified Vehicular
Volume Reduction Program or the number coding scheme implemented
by the Government. Through this initiative, we are providing our senior
citizens simple economic benefits that would reward their great
contributions to our country’s development. This bill has been filed last
17% Congress but remained pending at the committee level.
Nevertheless, the clamor for more benefits for Filipino senior citizens
persists.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is

earnestly sought.
Aly —

ALFRED ie


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Meteo Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 8599

INTRODUCED BY
REP. ALFRED VARGAS

AN ACT
EXPANDING THE PRIVILEGES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS TO INCLUDE
FREE PARKING IN ALL ESTABLISHMENTS AND EXEMPTION FROM THE
NUMBER CODING SCHEME, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as “Free Parking and
Coding Exemption for Senior Citizens Act”

SECTION 2. Amendatory Provision. - Section 4 of Republic Act No. 7432,
as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting the following provisions
after Subsection (i) to read as follows:

“SEC. 4. Privileges for the Senior Citizens. - The senior citizens shall
be entitled to the following:

XXX

() FREE PARKING IN ALL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR VEHICLES
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN;

{m} EXEMPTION FROM THE UNIFIED VEHICULAR VOLUME
REDUCTION PROGRAM OR NUMBER CODING SCHEME OF THE
GOVERNMENT FOR VEHICLES WHERE A SENIOR CITIZEN IS EITHER THE

DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER;



(n) XXx”

SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The relevant
government agencies shall draft the necessary Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of this Act within fifteen (15) days from its effectivity for
the implementation of this Act.

SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held
invalid or unconstitutional, the reminder of the Act or the provisions not
otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative rule or regulation
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed,
modified or amended accordingly.

SECTION 6. Hffectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon
its publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,