PWD LAWS

IN THE

PHILIPPINES

BP 344 (1983)
ACCESSIBILITY LAW

An Act to Enhance the Mobility

of Disabled Persons by Requiring

Certain Buildings, Institutions,

Establishments and Public

Utilities to install Facilities and

Other Devices.

RA 7277 (1992)
MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED
PERSONS

An Act Providing For The

Rehabilitation, Self-Development

And Self-Reliance Of Disabled

Person And Their Integration Into

The Mainstream Of Society And

For Other Purposes.

Administrative Order 35

(2002)
NATIONAL DISABILITY PREVENTION

AND REHABILITATION (NPDR WEEK)

Promote and conduct relevant

activities during the annual

observance of the national disability

prevention and rehabilitation week.

RA 9442 (2007)
AMENDMENT OF RA 7277 (PRIVILEGES

OF PWDS)

It provides persons with a disability

and participates fully into society's

mainstream by granting them at

least twenty percent (20%) discount

in all basic services.

NCDA Administrative

Order No. 001, s. 2008

GUIDELINES ON THE ISSUANCE OFPWD

ID CARDS

Identification Cards shall be issued to

any bonafide PWD with permanent

disabilities due to any one or more of

the following conditions: psychosocial,

chronic illness, learning, mental, visual,

orthopedic, speech, and hearing

conditions.
 PWD LAWS IN THE

PHILIPPINES
RA 11228 (2019)
AMENDMENT OF RA 7277

An act providing for the

mandatory PhilHealth coverage

for all PWDs.

RA 10070 (2010)
AMENDMENT OF RA 7277

Local government units shall

promote the establishment of

organizations of persons with

disabilities (PWDs) in their

respective territorial jurisdictions.

RA 10366 (2013)
ACCESSIBLE POLLINGPLACES FOR
PWDS AND SENIOR CITIZENS

It is an act authorizing the

commission on elections to

establish precincts assigned to

accessible polling places

exclusively for persons with

disabilities and senior citizens.

RA 10524 (2013)
AMENDMENT OF RA 7277 (AN ACT

EXPANDING THE POSITIONS RESERVED

FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY)

It states that no person with

disability shall be denied access to

opportunities for suitable

employment.

RA 10754 (2016)
AN ACT EXPANDING THE BENEFITS AND

PRIVILEGES OF PWDS

An act Expanding the Benefits and

Privileges of PWDs At least twenty

percent (20%) discount and

exemption from the value-added

tax(VAT).

Civil Service Commission

MC No. 20, s. 2017

A memorandum to all heads of

constitutional bodies, departments,

bureaus and agencies of the national

government, LGUs, government-owned

corporations, state universities and

colleges, and all government agencies

to provide express lanes for PWDs or

in the absence thereof, priority shall be

given to PWDs in all the transactions

therein.