FIFTEENTH CONGRESS 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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) 
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SENATE 
2832 
s. B. No. ____ _ 
Introduced by Senator Francis N. Pangilinan 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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The well-being of the elderly has always been a primary concern of the State. It 
is the duty of the State to look after the welfare of the senior citizens. Senior citizens are 
an integral part of the society, and they have and continue to contribute significantly to 
the economy. 
However, there is a sector of elderly members in the society that has been 
overlooked even if their contributions have been just as relevant and considerable. These 
are the foreign nationals who have relocated to the Philippines and chosen the country as 
their second home. Many foreigners have come for different reasons, either to set up a 
business or to settle themselves for retirement, considering that the Philippines has better 
options to offer as a retirement place than other countries. Foreign senior citizens who 
have settled in the COuntly have brought in considerable investments and have 
contributed to the local economy, as they have not only provided jobs to our people but at 
the same time patronized our local businesses as well. In a way, foreign senior citizens 
living in the country have taken a role in nation building. 
The foreign nationals who have taken up permanent residence in the country and 
have integrated into Philippine society are a part of our country as our own citizens. 
They live in the country like all else and are deserving of better treatment and care as 
senior citizens. Hence, the bill seeks to extend to them the privileges granted to the 
Filipino elderly under the Expanded Senior Citizens law. Foreign citizens as they are, 
they are still senior citizens who deserve respect, support and better treatment. 
Therefore, the bill seeks to grant foreign nationals residing in the Philippines who 
are at least 60 years of age the same privileges given to our senior citizens under the 
Expanded Senior Citizens law. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
) 
) 
) 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 2832 
Introduced by Senator Francis N. Pangilinan 
AN ACT 
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AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT 
NO. 9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE 
CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT 
BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. 
A new section 4-A of Republic Act No. 7432, as amended, 
otherwise known as "An Act to Maximize the Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation 
Building, Grant Benefits and Special Privileges and For Other Purposes", is hereby added 
to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4-A. PRIVILEGES FOR ELDERLY RESIDENT 
ALIENS. - THE PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO SENIOR CITIZENS 
UNDER THIS ACT AND THE CONDITIONS THERETO SHALL 
APPLY TO ELDERLY RESIDENT ALIENS, HEREBY DEFINED 
AS FOREIGN NATIONALS RESIDING IN THE PHILIPPINES 
WHO ARE AT LEAST SIXTY (60) YEARS OF AGE. 
IN AVAILING OF THESE PRIVILEGES, THE ELDERLY 
RESIDENT 
ALIEN, 
OR 
HlSIHER 
DULY 
AUTHORIZED 
REPRESENTATIVE, 
MAY 
SUBMIT 
AS 
PROOF 
OF 
ENTITLEMENT THERETO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) AN 
IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF SENIOR 
CITIZEN AFFAIRS (OSCA) OF THE PLACE WHERE THE 
ELDERLY RESIDENT ALIEN RESIDES: PROVIDED, THAT THE 
IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THE PARTICULAR OSCA 
SHALL 
BE 
HONORED 
NATIONWIDE; 
(2) 
PHILIPPINE 
RETIREMENT AUTHORITY IDENTIFICATION CARD; 
(3) 
ALIEN CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION I-CARD; (4) OTHER 


DOCUMENTS THAT 
ESTABLISH THAT 
THE ELDERLY 
RESIDENT ALIEN IS AT LEAST SIXTY (60) YEARS OF AGE 
AND A RESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS FURTHER 
PROVIDED 
IN 
THE 
IMPLEMENTING 
RULES 
AND 
REGULATIONS OF THIS ACT. 
THE 
TAX 
DEDUCTION 
ALLOWED 
TO 
ESTABLISHMENTS UNDER SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT AND 
THE CONDITIONS THERETO SHALL ALSO APPLY WHEN 
DISCOUNTS UNDER SUBSECTIONS 4(A) AND 4(C) ARE 
GRANTED TO ELDERLY RESIDENT ALIENS." 
Sec. 2. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or other 
issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed 
or modified accordingly. 
Sec. 3. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in force and effect. 
Sec. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (\5) days after its publication in at 
least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines. 
Approved,