Add'l RTC and MTC Branches in Santa Rosa, Laguna

Set clear guidelines for implementing the 20% Senior Citizens discount on health products.
Create procedures for compulsory rebates and burden-sharing among stakeholders using a formula based on margins.
Establish monitoring systems to ensure compliance by drug companies, distributors, and retailers.

Applies to all private and government hospitals, health facilities, professionals, PhilHealth, pharmacies, and retail outlets dispensing medicines to senior citizens.

Senior Citizen: Filipino resident aged 60 years or above, including those with dual citizenship fulfilling residency and citizenship proof requirements.
Indigent Senior Citizen: Frail, sickly, disabled seniors lacking pension or regular income, as determined by DSWD and NCMB.
Medicines: Chemical or biological substances for treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of diseases, including herbal/traditional drugs recognized in the Philippine National Drug Formulary.
Medical Devices: Instruments or materials intended for diagnostic, treatment, preventive, or supportive human use not acting primarily by pharmacological means.
Medical Services: Includes hospital and professional physician services and necessary diagnostic/lab tests.
Dental Services: Oral health procedures essential for diagnosis/treatment.
Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests: Includes X-rays, CT scans, ECG, blood tests, etc.
Distributor/Wholesaler: Establishments procuring and distributing finished or raw health products wholesale.
Manufacturer: Establishments involved in production and processing of health products excluding drugstore compounding.
Retailer: Licensed establishments selling drugs directly to consumers.
Wholesaler-Retailer: Businesses transacting both wholesale and retail.
Non-Traditional Outlets: Licensed supermarkets and convenience stores selling non-prescription medicines.

A mandatory 20% discount plus VAT exemption on medicines for senior citizens.
Computation involves deducting VAT to find net price, then applying 20% discount.
Discount applies only to medicines for senior citizens; pediatric formulations prescribed for seniors are included.
Government subsidized programs with existing discounts are exempt.
Complaints on non-compliance may be lodged with LGU OSCA offices.
Establishments must comply or face penalties.

Senior Citizens cannot combine senior discount with other promotions or discounts.
When also PWDs, they may choose either discount but Senior Citizens discount enjoys VAT exemption.

Senior Citizens must present a nationally recognized ID issued by local authorities.
Prescription required for non-OTC drugs with detailed physician and patient info.
OTC purchases to be recorded in a purchase slip booklet for monitoring.

Single dispensing must follow prescriptions and be limited to one-month supply; partial fills noted.
OTC dispensing limited to a maximum seven days supply.
No time restrictions on availing discounts during operating hours.
Official receipts must detail retail price and discounted senior price.
Priority lanes and informational postings required.

Only medicines in the Philippine National Drug Formulary reimbursed.
VAT exemption and 20% discount not charged against PhilHealth benefits; 80% of fees chargeable.

Retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers share rebate burdens based on agreed terms.
Retailers' share capped at 30% of the 20% discount, claimable as tax deduction.
Discounts from manufacturers/distributors above 16% negate further retailer rebates.
Complex rules govern sharing and rebate distribution among wholesalers and manufacturers.
Rebates claimable in money or medicines.
Documentary proof required to claim rebates.

Non-compliance penalized per Section 7 of RA 9994 (amended Section 10 of RA 9257).

All inconsistent issuances, circulars, and memoranda are revoked or repealed accordingly.