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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7876 - AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER IN ALL CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE |
Section 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Senior
Citizens Center Act of the Philippines."
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the declared policy of the State to provide adequate social services and an improved quality of life for all. For this purpose, the State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach towards health development giving priority to elderly among others. Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. — (a) "Senior
citizens," as used in this Act, shall refer to any person who is at
least sixty (60) years of age. Sec. 4. Establishment of Centers. — There is hereby established a senior citizens center, hereinafter referred to as the Center, in every city and municipality of the Philippines, under direct supervision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, hereinafter referred to as the Department, in collaboration with the local government unit concerned. Sec. 5. Functions of the Centers. — The centers
are extensions of the fourteen (14) regional offices of the
Department. They shall carry out the following functions: Sec. 6. Center Workers. — The Secretary of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) may designate
social workers from the Department as the workers of the centers:
provided, however, that the Secretary may appoint other personnel who
possess the necessary professional qualifications to work efficiently
with the elderly of the community. Sec. 7. Qualification/Disqualification. — A senior citizen who suffers from a contagious disease, or who is mentally unfit or unsound or whose actuations are inimical to other senior citizens as determined by the DSWD on the basis of an appropriate certification by a qualified government or private volunteer physician, may be denied the benefits provided in the Center. However, the center shall refer the senior citizen concerned to the appropriate government agency for the needed medical care or confinement. Sec. 8. Exemptions of the Center. — The Center shall be exempted from the payment of customs duties, taxes and tariffs on the importation of equipment and supplies used actually, directly and exclusively by the Center pursuant to this Act, including those donated to the Center. Sec. 9. Rules and Regulations. — Within
sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the DSWD, in
coordination with other government agencies concerned, shall issue the
rules and regulations to effectively implement the provisions of this
Act. Any violation of this section shall render the concerned
official(s) liable under Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the
"Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and
Employees" and other existing administrative and/or criminal laws. Approved: February 14, 1995 |
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