Only DTI-approved promos can replace 20% senior discount, says lawyer

Oct 15, 2026

MANILA, Philippines—Senior citizens rights advocate and lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Thursday said that the mandatory 20-percent discount for senior citizens could only be waived if an establishment’s promotional price is approved by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Macalintal stressed this in calling for a clarification of the recent Supreme Court ruling on a

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