The Persons With Disability (PWD) ID of a 5-year-old in Cainta, Rizal was allegedly tagged “Record Not Found” by the Health Department’s online database, according to the "Kapuso Action Man" report of ...

27, the DOJ clarified that Republic Act No. 10754, which expands benefits for PWDs, does not require verification of a PWD ID before a senior citizen can be entitled to discounts and other such ...

The basic step to guaranteeing this is through the use of an ID card system, but as is quite apparent from the current decentralized PWD ID system, this can be prone to abuse. Since the PWD IDs ...

5, 2025. House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday (Feb. 14, 2025) called for the swift implementation of a secure unified PWD ID system to prevent misuse and protect rightful beneficiaries. (Photo ...

An ID with a standard design for persons with disabilities across the Philippines will eventually replace the current PWD IDs, which have different designs and are prone to counterfeiting MANILA, ...

The only requirement for PWDs to avail of the privileges under RA 10754 is for them to be Filipino citizens and present the PWD ID cards issued by the local government units or national government ...

At least 15,643 Persons with Disability Identification (PWD ID) cards in Iloilo City bear security stickers, while over 17,000 PWD ID cards in Bacolod City have Quick Response (QR) code to vouch ...

He also said that the House of Representatives was preparing a parallel measure to ensure the nationwide standardization of PWD ID issuance as well as validation protocols, and increased penalties for ...

"Based on the five-page legal opinion issued by the DOJ in January, establishments cannot deny PWDs their 20% discount and 12% VAT exemption on the ground that the authenticity of the PWD ID cards ...

“Such denial and withholding of PWD benefits and privileges by reason of unverified PWD ID card constitutes a violation of the rights of PWDs to avail of the said benefits and privileges,” the ...