Lawyer calls prompt probe into senior, PWD discount violations

  MANILA, Philippines --- The House of Representatives should expedite its investigation on reports that some establishments deny discounts to senior citizens (SCs) and persons with disabilities (PWDs), a lawyer said on Tuesday. Atty. Romulo Macalintal, who represented a senior citizen who sued two officials of a hotel in Pasig City for not granting a 20 percent senior citizen's discount, issued the appeal after Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Monday called for a probe on establishments denying discounts to SCs and PWDs. "Speaker Romualdez is in the right position to initiate an investigation for possible amendments or modifications of the laws per...Keep on reading: Lawyer calls prompt probe into senior, PWD discount violations

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