MANILA, Philippines—Election lawyer Atty. Romulo Macalintal urged lawmakers to sponsor a bill that would grant senior citizens and persons with disabilities a 20-percent discount whenever they go through tollways and skyways.
This came after previous laws that once granted such discounts were repealed when Congress enacted Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 and the RA 10754 or the Expanded PWDs Privileges.
These two laws, which were enacted in February and March of 2010, removed the word “skyways” from the land transportation list to which senior citizens and PWDs are entitled to a 20% discount.
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