SB 1240
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 20, 2025
Abot-Kayang Gamot, Bitamina at Gatas Para Sa Malusog Na Senior Citizen Act
An Act Expanding the Grant of Twenty Percent (20%) Discount and Exemption from the Value Added Tax (VAT) to Senior Citizens to Include Medicines, Supplements, Vitamins, Herbal Products, and Formulated Milk Medically Duly Prescribed or Recommended by Physicians
In plain language
The proposal would let seniors get a 20 % discount and no VAT on medicines, vitamins, herbal products and prescribed milk, as long as a doctor orders them and the products are approved by health agencies.
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Senior Citizen and Pwd DiscountsMedicines/Drugs
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SBN-1240 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch