PSA: Quezon City solo parents entitled to 20% discount in restaurants every month's first and last Sunday
Public service announcement: Solo parents who are registered in Quezon City are entitled to a 20% discount in all restaurants and eating establishments every first and last Sunday of the month.
The Quezon City Business Permits and Licensing Department on April 25 released a notice calling for the strict implementation and compliance with Ordinance No. SP-2766 series of 2018.
The discount doesn't apply to bills exceeding P2,000 for single and accumulated receipts made within the same establishment within the same day.
The department warned that non-compliance shall lead to a written warning (first offense), a P2,000 fine (second offense), and a P5,000 fine and cancellation or revocation of business permit (third offense).
Solo parents, according to the law, are those who:
- gave birth due to rape, even without final conviction
- have a dead spouse
- have a spouse who's detained for at least three months
- have a spouse with physical or mental incapacity
- have been legally separated or underwent de facto separation for at least six months
- have declared nullity or annulment of marriage
- have been abandoned by the spouse for at least six months
- have a spouse who's an overseas Filipino worker in the low or semi-skilled category for 12 months straight
- serve as a guardian of an OFW's child/children
- are unmarried
- are legal guardians, adoptive, or foster parents
- are relatives within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity of the child's parent or legal guardian who died or disappeared for at least six months
- are pregnant
The move comes on the heels of the Solo Parents’ Week organized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Central Office on April 17.
The celebration, meanwhile, stems from Republic Act No. 11861, or the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, which amended RA No. 8972 or the Solo Parents' Welfare Act of 2000.
The law promotes the rights of Filipino solo parents, ensuring they're getting enough social protection programs.