Mayor Joy reminds QC food biz of 20% discount for single parents

By Rio N. Araja

QUEZON City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Sunday reminded restaurants to strictly implement an ordinance granting a 20-percent discount to registered solo parents on the first and last Sunday of every month.

By Macon Ramos-Araneta

SEN. Cynthia Villar said the legislations she filed in Congress are geared to improve farmers’ earnings and standard of living.

She noted that farmers still face challenges that need government intervention to move forward,

“That is why I made it my goal to uplift the lives of Filipino farmers in every legislation I write,” Villar, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Food and Agriculture, said.

Villar was the guest speaker during the 29th Hog Convention and Trade Exhibits with the theme: “The Future of Pork Production: Efficient. Productive. Sustainable.”

The event held at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City was sponsored by the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. and the Pork Producers Federation of the Phils. Inc.

In her speech, Villar related that during the previous years, she had written bills that were passed into law. She said these bills are now benefiting farmers.

She related that among her priority legislations this 19th Congress is the “Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Development and Competitiveness Act of 2022.”

As the city commemorates the 1st National Solo Parents Week and the 10th QC Solo Parents Week, she said

Ordinance SP No. 2766 of 2018 is already being fully implemented, and that single parents can avail of it.

“The measure gives a 20-percent discount every first and last Sunday.

We have the implementing rules and regulations submitted to the Business Permits and Licensing Department (BPLD). The guidelines have already been cascaded to all business establish- ments,” she said.

Belmonte directed the BPLD to remind business establishments to fully implement the ordinance.

A single parent must present a valid solo parent identification card issued by the city’s Social Services Development Department to be able to avail of the 20-percent discount.

Belmonte also assured solo parents of the city government’s full support, saying her administration has lined up several programs and projects for their welfare while waiting for the full implementation of the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act.

“We have the Pangkabuhayang QC. Solo parents are covered,” she said, adding a P20,000 cash aid is available to those who want to start their own business,” she noted.