HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

RECEIVED
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES: DATE: 94.)
House of Representatives “ne. 6
Quezon City
By:
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
15 Regular Session REeIsTRATION UNIT

1816

HOUSE BILL NO.

LS AND INDEX SERVICE

Introduced by Congressman Alfredo D. Vargas III

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Senior citizens comprise nearly seven percent of the total Filipino population
with their number currently estimated at 6.263 million’. It is predicted that over time,
the percentage of the elderly population in relation to the total population of the
country might rise to 10%2.

The Philippine government recognizes the role of the elderly in nation building
and continues to maximize their contribution to development through Republic Act No.
7432, as amended by RA 9994, otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act.
While this statute grants several benefits and special privileges to senior citizens, more
needs to be done to show their importance to us and our appreciation to them.

This bill? seeks to provide additional benefits and privileges to the Filipino
elderly. For one, this proposed legislation exempts them from the Unified Vehicular
Volume Reduction Program or the number coding scheme implemented by the
Government. This also exempts them from paying parking fees in all establishments.
Through this initiative, we are providing our senior citizens simple economical benefits
to reward their contributions to our country’s development.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly urged.

‘ALFREDO D. VARGAS III

* 2010 Census of Population and Housing

[28 October 2015)

2 Evangelista, Rafael. (2015) Time for senior citizens to fight for our rights. Rappler. Available at:
httn://www.rappler.com/move-ph/ispeak/106840-ph-senior-citizens-rights,

2 The constituent panel on Senior Citizens proposed this policy when this representation conducted the consultative
program, Lehislatibong Ugnayan ng Kongreso at mga Simbahan.


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
House of Representatives
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
1 Regular Session

nouse BiLNo, 1816

Introduced by Congressman Alfredo D. Vargas III

AN ACT
EXPANDING THE PRIVILEGES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, 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 the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 7432, as amended, is hereby further
amended by inserting the following provision after Subsection (1) to read as follows:

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

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() 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.

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

(n) XXX

SEC. 2. The relevant government agencies shall draft the necessary Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations,
or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,