MANILA, March 5 -- The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) is urging grocery stores to implement the PHP500 monthly discount on items and prime commodities given to senior citizens, saying this plays an important role in their enjoyment of quality life.

NCSC chair Franklin Quijano said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a directive increasing the maximum discount to PHP500 starting this month.

"Kelangan lang i-disseminate ang information kasi baka may mga groceries na hindi pa nila alam. Although ang DTI na naglabas na ng kanilang directive (The information must be disseminated because some grocery stores may not know about it. Although the DTI has already released a directive)," Quijano said in a Bagong Pil...