The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued an opinion that the 20 percent discount granted to senior citizens under Republic Act 9994 is “over and above” the discounts offered and sold by an establishment to their clients under its paid-for membership or privilege cards.

Its position was contained in a letter-opinion dated October 15, 2014, through Gerald Calderon, officer-in-charge of the DTI’s Consumer and Trade Policy Division, and addressed to Ponce Enrile Reyes & Manalastas Law Offices— lawyers for Sofitel Hotel— in answer to the offices requesting opinion on the issue.

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