The Office of Senior Citizens Affair (OSCA) here has urged victims or any persons who have knowledge about violations of senior citizens' privilege to report them immediately.
OSCA Davao City spokesperson Luis Moran said the office has been receiving complaints from several senior citizens that they have not been afforded the benefits mandated by law.
Moran said the complaints vary from the 12 percent VAT value-added tax) exemption of senior citizens to the 20 percent discount in the food sector, drugstores, or public transportation, and other services.
He said OSCA has assured to provide assistance to aggrieved senior citizens.
There are also some complaints, particularly on business establishment, as to why some foreigners have senior citizens cards when they are non-Filipinos.
Moran said the Senior Citizen I.D. cards were issued by the previous OSCA head.
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