- The Gavel
- Nov 20
Councilor Gilda O. Go, chair of the City Council committee on senior citizens, has reiterated the appeal of the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) Head Capt. Douglas W. Dabatian, calling on all pharmacy and drugstore owners and operators to strictly comply with Department of Health (DOH) Administrative Order No. 2024-0017 and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circular No. 2025-005.
These issuances formally remove the requirement for senior citizens to present a purchase booklet to avail themselves of the 20% discount on medicines and other medical supplies.
The reminder came after Dabatian appeared in an interview with the City Information Office (CIO) yesterday and emphasized the need to fully implement the updated guidelines.
Under the new rules, senior citizens need only present a doctor’s prescription together with their Senior Citizen ID or any valid government-issued ID showing they are Filipino citizens aged 60 and above to receive their discount.
Go further noted that the FDA circular applies to all FDA-licensed establishments dispensing medicines and medical devices.
This includes pharmaceutical outlets, drugstores, community and institutional pharmacies, boticas, retail outlets for non-prescription drugs, medical device retailers, and optical establishments selling products covered under Item V.6 of Administrative Order No. 2012-0007. (JAO/SP/Photo from CIO FB Page)
MALAUMON si Konsehal Eric Salcedo, chairman sa komite sa public utilities, nga matabangan ug mahatagan sa temporaryong supply sa tubig ang mga residente sa Sitio Cabag-asan, Barangay Bugo ning syudad pinaagi sa pagbutang og Public Faucet sa Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD).
Kini human gihangyo ni Salcedo ang COWD atol sa tigom sa komite alayon sa maong katuyuan diin dugay nang gihangyo sa mga residente sa maong dapit.
Nasayran nga gatusan ka pamilya sa maong dapit ang nag-antos sa walay supply sa tubig ug nagpaabot nga maaprobahan ang ilang aplikasyon nga makutayan sa tubig.
Gipasabot ni Salcedo sa mga residente nga gipaningkamotan sa goberno local lakip na ang konseho sa barangay Bugo nga makutayan sa tubig ang ilang dapit.
Gani, aduna nay pundo nga gigahin alang niini nga proyekto aron masugdan na kini sa pag-trabaho.
Nunot niini, gipasalamatan ni Konsehal Eric Salcedo ang mga kawani sa COWD sa paghatag og tukmang aksyon sa maong mulo. (MLR/SP)
The committee on barangay affairs, chaired by Councilor Marlo L. Tabac, is set to review Barangay Bugo Ordinance No. 004, Series of 2025, entitled “An Ordinance Regulating the Posting of Tarpaulins and Other Similar Materials within the Jurisdiction of Bugo and Providing Penalties Thereof.”
This follows the City Legal Office's submission of observations and recommendations after its thorough evaluation of the measure.
Among the points raised is the absence of a clear definition of the materials covered by the ordinance. While the measure seeks to regulate tarpaulins and similar items, Section 3 fails to specify what these “similar materials” are, aside from including the phrase “other durable materials” under the definition of tarpaulin.
The Legal Office also noted inconsistencies in the provisions defining “Designated Area.” Section 3 assigns the authority to identify such areas to the Barangay Council, while Section 4 appears to grant the same authority to the Barangay as an entity, two distinct bodies.
Moreover, both sections become redundant in light of Section 7, which already enumerates the designated areas determined by the Barangay.
The committee will to tackle these and other recommendations once it finalizes the schedule. (JAO/SP)
