‘Free’ movies for seniors, PWDs cost Makati gov’t P18M
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MANILA, Philippines --- Those «free» movies are not totally free after all. The local government of Makati City said it paid more than P18 million in the first half of the year for movie tickets given to senior citizens and persons wi‘Free’ movies for seniors, PWDs cost Makati gov’t P18M
MANILA, Philippines --- Those «free» movies are not totally free after all. The local government of Makati City said it paid more than P18 million in the first half of the year for movie tickets given to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). In a report by the accounting department's officer in charge William Dayrit, City Hall paid a total of P18,146,284 to its six cinema partners from January to June. Of this, P16,595,131.75 went to movie tickets of more than 110,000 senior citizens, and P1,551,152.25 to movie tickets of at least 12,000 PWDs. The amounts represent the 25-percent share of the city government in the c...Keep on reading: ‘Free’ movies for seniors, PWDs cost Makati gov’t P18M Read more