Persons with disability – refers to persons b) Under other existing laws or
suffering from certain limitations to perform an c) In combination with other discount
activity in the manner considered normal for a program/s
human being, as a result of mental, physical, or
sensory impairment. Individual or Non-governmental institutions
establishing homes, residential communities and
Rights and Privileges of persons with disability retirement villages shall be accorded the following:
PWD are entitled to at least 20% discount on any of
the following: a) Realty tax holiday for the first 5 years of
operation;
1) Services of hotels, lodging establishments,
restaurants and recreational centers; b) Priority in the building and/or
maintenance of provincial or municipal
2) Admission in theaters, cinema houses, roads leading to the homes, residential
concert halls, circuses, carnivals, and other communities and retirement villages
similar places for cultural, leisure and
amusement;
Sec. 24, Chapter 5 of RA 7277
Postal Charges – whether special or ordinary
3) Cost of medicines in all drugstores;
Provided that the articles, parcels and/or
packages are for personal uses or purposes
4) Cost of medical and dental services in all only.
government and some private facilities
The following articles, parcels and/or packages free
of postal charges are as follows:
5) Fare for land, domestic air, and sea travel
a) Articles and literatures like books and
Conditions for entitlement: periodicals and other devices and teaching
1) Identification Card issued by municipal or city aids for the use of the disabled person sent
mayor or the barangay captain of the place where by mail within the Philippines and
the PWD resides; abroad; and
b) Aids and orthopedic devices for the
2) Passport of the PWD concerned; disabled persons sent abroad by mail for
repair.
3) Transportation discount fare Identification card
issued by the NCWDP Requirements for such Entitlement:
1) The disabled person is a Filipino citizen;
However, upon effectivity of this Implementing 2) He is a marginalized disabled person;
Rules and Regulations, NCWDP will already adopt
the Identification card issued by the Local
Government Unit for purposes of uniformity in the 3) Disabled person, either as the sender or
implementation. NCWDP will provide the design addressee has the necessary accreditation
and specification of the identification card that certificate issued by the Postmaster General
will be issued by the Local Government Units. or his representative
Prohibition on Availment of Double Discounts: Marginalized Disabled Persons
The discount privileges cannot be claimed if the One who lacks access to rehabilitation
PWD is claiming a higher discount as may be services and
granted:
No opportunities to fully participate in socio-
a) By the commercial establishment and/or
economic activities
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No means of livelihood qualified disabled person by reason of his
Whose income fall below the poverty disability
threshold
5) Favoring a non-disabled employee over a
qualified disabled employee with respect
to the following (by reason of his disability)
The articles and literature, like books and Promotion
periodicals, orthopedics and other devices, and Training opportunities
teaching aids are for the EXCLUSIVE USE of Study and scholarship grants
the disabled person
6) Reassigning or transferring a disabled
the same when MAILED is UNSEALED and
employee to a job or position that he cannot
may be opened for POSTAL INSPECTION
perform by reason of his disability
and
7) Dismissing or terminating the services of the
does NOT contain commercial advertising
disabled employee by reason of his
materials
disability
Equal opportunity for suitable employment
Opportunity for suitable employment shall be 8) Failing to select or administer in the most
open to QUALIFIED disabled persons. effective manner employment tests which
Efforts shall be exerted to provide qualified accurately reflect or measure the skills,
disabled person equal opportunity in the aptitude or positive traits of the disabled
selection process based on qualification applicant
standards prescribed for an appointment to a
position.
9) Excluding disabled persons from
membership in labor unions or similar
organizations
Discrimination in Employment
1) Limiting, segregating or classifying disabled
job applicant in the manner adversely Entitlement to sheltered employment
affecting his work opportunities; Any disable person who is literate, and/or can
follow simple instructions or routine works,
2) Using qualification standards, employment provided he has undergone training in any
tests and other selection criteria that rule particular work or service, shall be entitled to
out or tend to rule out the disabled person sheltered employment.
unless such standards, tests or other
selection criteria are job-related Sheltered employment – refers to productive work
through:
Workshops with special facilities,
3) Utilizing standards, criteria or methods of
Income-producing projects,
administration that:
Home-work schemes
designed to give the person with disability to earn a
a) Have the effect of discrimination on the living and acquire a working capacity required in
basis of his disability; open industry
b) Perpetual discrimination
4) Providing lower compensation, salary, wage Mobility
or remuneration or fringe benefits to a The following PWDs are allowed to drive a motor
vehicle:
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ii. Take an oath before the board of election inspectors
a) Partially blind that he shall fill up such affidavit in accordance with the
b) Orthopedically-impaired
instructions given by said disabled person.
Amputated left or right leg
Amputated left or right arm
Post-polio victims II. Voting
A disabled person may be assisted by any person
Paralyzed legs
of his choice in the preparation of the ballot
Weak legs but not paralyzed
provided that such assistor is:
a) A relative, by affinity or consanguinity,
c) Speech and hearing impaired – persons
within the 4th civil degree;
unable to speak but can partially hear
b) Any person of his confidence, whether or
not belonging to the same household;
c) Any member of the board of election
Requirements for the application of driver’s
inspectors
license
a) Medical certificate/ Recommendation from a
A disabled person shall be allowed to vote with
government accredited physician
the assistance of another person when the
b) Written and practical examinations
fact of the inability to vote is indicated in the
c) Student permit and driving instruction for 60
voter’s registration
days
No person shall assist a disabled person in
Applicants with disability may use a customized
voting more than 3 times except for members
vehicle provided that it meets the standards or
of the board of election inspectors
specifications set and duly requested at LTO.
Assistor shall prepare the ballot inside the
System of Voting voting booth
I. Registration
Qualified disable person may register as a voter by Person assisting shall bind himself in a formal
a) Accomplishing the required voter’s document under oath:
affidavit
b) Such other forms as may be required by to fill out the ballot strictly in accordance
COMELEC with respect to need of with the instructions of the voter and
assistance and access not to reveal the contents of the ballot
prepared
Voter’s affidavit may be prepared by any of the ff:
a) Any relative by affinity or consanguinity the fact of voting with the assistance of
within the 4th civil degree another person and the oath taken by the
b) Any member of the board of election assistor shall be indicated in the Minutes of
inspectors Voting and Counting of Votes
Any person above-mentioned who assists a disabled SECTION 4. Penalties
person in the preparation of the voter’s affidavit shall;
Any person who violates any provision of the Act
i. Prepare voters affidavit in accordance with the data
shall suffer the following penalties:
supplied by the applicant; and
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1. Any person who violates any provision of the
Act shall suffer the following penalties:
a) for the First Violation.
FINE: not less than fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000.00) but not exceeding one
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or
IMPRISONMENT: of not less than six (6)
months but not more than two (2) years, or
both at the discretion of the court; and
b) for any Subsequent Violation,
FINE: of not less than one hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not
exceeding two (2) hundred pesos
(P200,000.00) or IMPRISONMENT: of not
less than two (2) years but not more than
six (6) years, or both at the discretion of the
court.
2. Any person who ABUSES the privileges
granted herein shall be punished with:
IMPRISONMENT: not less than six (6) months or a
FINE: of not less than five thousand pesos
(P5,000.00) but not more than fifty thousand pesos
(P50,000.00), or both at the discretion of the court.
3. If the violator is a corporation, organization or
any similar entity, the officials thereof directly
involved shall be liable therefore.
4. If the violator is an alien or a foreigner, he shall
be deported immediately after service of
sentence without further deportation proceedings.
