MANILA, Philippines — A House leader wants an investigation into the alleged failure of some app-based food delivery services to honor the 20 percent discount granted by law to senior citizens.
In filing House Resolution No. 1626, Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera said there is an “increasing number of complaints from senior citizens who could not avail of the 20-percent discount mandated by law for food deliveries using applications like Food Panda and Grab, among others.”
“The money equivalent to the 20 percent discount of the senior citizens may be utilized for the medicine and other maintenance expenses as well as other necessities,” Herrera said in a statement.
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