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Government

DOH TO SENIORS: NO MORE PURCHASE BOOKLETS FOR MEDS

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 […]

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Politics

NO PURCHASE BOOKLETS FOR SENIORS’ MEDS LAUDED

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel today expressed his strong support for the Department of Health’s (DOH) decision to eliminate the purchase booklet requirement for senior citizens to avail discounts on medicines. “Malaking tulong ito sa ating mga senior citizens,” Pimentel said. “As a senior citizen, relate ako diyan! Thumbs-up tayo sa aksyon ng DOH!” Pimentel […]