Duty Free offers privileges to seniors, PWDs

Senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) can enjoy their shopping privileges at all Duty Free Philippines Corp. (DFPC) stores within 365 days from the date of arrival in the country, DFPC COO Vicente Angala announced.

According to Angala, the privilege is extended to senior citizens and PWDs with Filipino passports or natural born Filipinos who acquired foreign citizenship.

Regular Filipino travelers and foreign individual travelers can shop within 48 hours upon arrival.

The one-year shopping privilege also comes with a 5 percent discount on all regular items (except liquors and cigarettes), with no minimum purchase requirements.

In order for senior citizens and PWDs to obtain the discount, they need to show their passports and PWD IDs at the registration counters of DFPC outlets.

When purchasing goods and services that are already on pro- motional discounts, PWDs can avail either of the offered discount or the 5 percent discount, whichever is more favorable.

Beneficiaries are also reminded that if the consumer is both a PWD and a senior citizen, he may only avail of the 5 percent additional discount from only one category.

Angala also revealed DFPC’s plan to host an event where PWDs and senior citizens can get a 10 percent discount every first Sunday of the month.