Senator Erwin Tulfo is now seeking passage of a bill that seeks lifetime validity for Persons with Disability (PWD) identification card holders. In filing Senate Bill No. 1405, Tulfo proposes to amend Republic Act No. 7277 or the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability, to ensure that the issuance...
The Mandaluyong City government unveiled its newest Persons With Disabilities (PWD) ID as part of its continuing effort to stop the proliferation of fake IDs. Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos presented the latest version of the city 's PWD ID made of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and urged...
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) can continue to use identification (ID) cards previously issued by local government units (LGUs), said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao assured on Aug. 28 that business establishments are...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) launched the pilot implementation of the unified identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The rollout began in San Miguel, Bulacan, the first of 35...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated that persons with disabilities (PWDs), including those with non-apparent or invisible disabilities, are fully entitled to the benefits and privileges provided by law. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao issued the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has slammed as "morally reprehensible" a smear political campaign that used a video of a 57-year-old woman with a psychological disability in Pasig City. The video showed the woman allegedly criticizing Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for his reported lack of...
Mayor Vico Sotto Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto slammed the use of persons with disabilities (PWDs) for politics and mudslinging following a now-viral video clip of a 57-year-old resident diagnosed with psychological disability allegedly being exploited for the sake of campaigning in the upcoming May...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is launching a nationwide crackdown on fake Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards to protect legitimate PWD privileges and prevent government revenue losses. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. expressed that the bureau maintains a...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has commended the management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for designating two bays for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and opening the main arrival curbside to all passengers, not only for those considered as very important persons (VIPs)....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday, Feb. 14, backed calls for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to establish a unified system for Person With Disability (PWD) IDs amid its widespread misuse. He also said that the House of Representatives was preparing a parallel measure...
The parents of a 5-year-old boy from Cainta, Rizal were dumbfounded when they discovered that their son's Persons with Disability (PWD) ID was allegedly not found in the Department of Health's (DOH) PWD online database. According to Dino Versoza, the boy's father, the PWD ID of his son was not...
Police Brig. Gen. Anthony A. Aberin, director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), has ordered an intensified campaign against the proliferation of fake senior citizen and persons with disability (PWD) identification cards amid concerns of the abuse of discount privilege that are...
