Section 6. The Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA). —
There shall be established in all cities and municipalities an OSCA to be headed by a senior citizen who shall be appointed by the mayor for a term of three (3) years without reappointment but without prejudice to an extension if exigency so requires. Said appointee shall be chosen from a list of three (3) nominees as recommended by a general assembly of senior citizens organization in the city or municipality.
The head of the OSCA shall be appointed to serve the interest of senior citizens and shall not be removed or replaced except for reasons of death, permanent disability, or ineffective performance of his duties to the detriment of fellow senior citizens.
The head of the OSCA shall be entitled to receive an honorarium of an amount at least equivalent to Salary Grade 10 to be approved by the LGU concerned.
The head of the OSCA shall be assisted by the City Social Welfare and Development Officer or by the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer, in coordination with the Social Welfare and Development Office.
The Office of the Mayor shall exercise supervision over the OSCA relative to their plans, activities and programs for senior citizens. The OSCA shall work together and establish linkages with accredited NGOs, POs, and the barangays in their respective areas.
The OSCA shall have the following functions:
To plan, implement and monitor yearly work programs in pursuance of the objectives of this Act;
To draw up a list of available and required services which can be provided by the senior citizens;
To maintain and regularly update on a quarterly basis the list of senior citizens and to issue national individual identification cards, free of charge, which shall be valid anywhere in the country;
To serve as a general information and liaison center for senior citizens;
To monitor compliance of the provisions of this Act particularly the grant of special discounts and privileges to senior citizens;
To report to the mayor, any individual, establishments, business entity, institution or agency found violating any provision of this Act; and
To assist the senior citizens in filing complaints or charges against any individual, establishment, business entity, institution, or agency refusing to comply with the privileges under this Act before the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Provincial Prosecutor's Office, the regional or the municipal trial court, the municipal trial court in cities, or the municipal circuit trial court.