Guidelines on Senior Citizen Discounts

Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities include canned sardines, tuna, evaporated/condensed/powdered milk, coffee, bread, sugars, cooking oil, instant noodles, luncheon meat, preserved meats, and various soaps.
OSCA refers to Office for Senior Citizens Affairs in cities/municipalities, headed by a senior citizen.
Retailer means any business selling consumer products directly to consumers, including supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries; excludes sari-sari stores, wet markets, talipapas, and cooperative stores.
Senior Citizen/Elderly means any Philippine resident citizen aged 60 years or older.

Senior citizens receive a 5% discount on the regular retail price of listed basic necessities and prime commodities.
Discount applies up to a maximum total purchase amount of ₱650.00 per calendar week.
Unused portion of the weekly discount cap cannot be carried over.

Senior citizen must present a valid OSCA-issued ID from their city/municipality of residence to avail the discount.
Retailers may require additional government-issued ID if there is reasonable doubt on the senior citizen’s identity.

Senior citizens must present a purchase booklet for each transaction involving covered commodities.
The booklet, distributed by OSCA, records the senior citizen’s name, commodity list, retailer name/address, purchase date, and amount.

Retailers are encouraged to provide special lanes for senior citizens where practicable to facilitate their transactions.

Senior citizens unable to shop personally may authorize representatives through written authority.
Representatives must present valid government-issued ID, the senior citizen’s OSCA ID, and an authorization letter.

Violations of the discount rules are subject to penal and administrative sanctions as prescribed under Republic Act No. 9257.

The Order took effect 15 days after publication in two national newspapers of general circulation.