Health Secretary Ted Herbosa announced that he has signed a new Department of Health (DOH) administrative order (AO) to remove the requirement of a purchase booklet for senior citizens to avail their discount on medicines following the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.
“I am also a senior citizen. I know it is hard to always bring a purchase booklet with you,” Herbosa said.
“Seniors need the discount on their medicines, and we must make it easy for them to get that.”
“Seniors need the discount on their medicines, and we must make it easy for them to get that,” the health chief added.
DOH AO No. 2024-0017 deletes the requirement for seniors to present a purchase booklet to drugstores, which before accompanied valid identification and a doctor’s prescription, in order to get a discount.
“On behalf of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., we at the DOH give this gift of convenience and more affordable medicines to all of our senior citizens. Merry Christmas po!” Herbosa concluded.
