19/05/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) issues public advisory reminding the public, government agencies, and private establishments to ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ (๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐) presented by Filipino senior citizens as a ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Pursuant to NCSC Public Advisory No. 1, Series of 2026, the digital NSCID that is accessible through the eGovPH App may be used by senior citizens to:
โ๏ธ Avail of the 20% discount and VAT exemption on medicines, food, transportation, and other covered goods and services;
โ๏ธ Access government services, assistance programs, benefits, and priority accommodations in public and private establishments;
โ๏ธ Use for banking, financial, and identity verification transactions, including account opening, loan applications, and benefit claims; and
โ๏ธ Present in transactions where a Senior Citizen ID is required or commonly accepted.
โWe call on all institutions and establishments to accept the digital NSCID in accordance with the law, similar to other government IDs available through the eGovPH App,โ said NCSC Chairperson and CEO Atty. Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez.
