The Restaurant Owners of the Philippines (Resto PH) has warned that the proliferation of counterfeit Persons with Disabilities (PWD) cards is crippling the restaurant industry, pushing many establishments to the brink of collapse. In a statement, Resto PH said that the widespread abuse of the PWD...
Establishments cannot refuse to provide benefits and privileges to persons with disabilities (PWDs) due to questions at the time the identification (ID) cards are presented by the holders, the Department of Justice (DOJ) declared. “Denial and withholding PWD benefits and privileges solely because...
The Unified Identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) is set to undergo a pilot test from January to June and is scheduled for nationwide rollout in July, a National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) official said on Thursday, Jan. 9. The NCDA is an attached agency of the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is stepping up its efforts to combat the fraudulent use of fake Person with Disability (PWD) identification cards (IDs), which resulted in an estimated P88.2 billion in lost tax revenue last year. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr., said on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian wants government to do something about the revenue leakage caused by the use of fake person-with-disability (PWD) identification cards (IDs), which last year amounted to P88.2...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has sought an investigation into the tax leakages supposedly due to the proliferation and unscrupulous use of bogus person with disability (PWD) identification cards. Gatchalian, in filing Senate Resolution No. 1239, said he has received reports of individuals...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo blew his top on Tuesday, Nov. 19 after the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) thumbed down a measure that would require private companies to hire...
(Unsplash) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan believes that the State should have a mechanism to help senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) find jobs. For this purpose, the rookie congressman filed House Bill (HB)...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. has sought a review of the implementation of Batas Pambansa 344, otherwise known as the “Accessibility Law” that mandates buildings, institutions, establishments and public utilities to install facilities to enhance the mobility of persons with disabilities...
A photo of the viral wheelchair ramp at the recently added Philam busway station along EDSA in Quezon City is flashed on screen during a press conference at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) headquarters in Pasig City on July 19, 2024. MMDA acting Chairman Don Artes admits that...
Advocates for the advancement of the rights of persons with disability (PWDs) will build a haven for the handicapped, cancer patients, and the elderly in Antipolo City in Rizal. Eljoy Lagan, leader of the Antipolo-based cooperative for the PWDs, said the home seeks to provide shelter for the...
The Design Center of the Philippines (DCP), an agency under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), spent P1.9 million of the budget allocated for senior citizens and persons with disability (SCPDs) for other plans and programs in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual...
