"Philippine Laws for PWDs" (Pangalangan & Litong,2014)

 BP 344 (1983) - Accessibility Law

 RA 7277 (1992)- Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
 Equal rights and privileges of PWDs on employment, education, health,
telecommunications, auxiliary social services, accessibility, political, and civil rights
 Penalties for violations of law

 Administrative Order 35 (2002)- National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NPDR Week)
every 3rd week of July
 Guidelines in the Admission of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education and Post-Secondary
Institutions in the Philippines (2004)
 RA 9442 (2007)- Amendment of RA 7277 (Privileges to PWDs)
 20% discount privileges to PWDs
 Change name from “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons” to “Magna Carta for PWDs”
 Added a clause on deliverance from public ridicule and vilification
 NCDA Administrative Order No. 001, s. 2008 - Guidelines on the Issuance of PWD ID Cards
relative to RA 9442
 RA 10070 (2010)- Amendment of RA 7277 (Implementation of Programs and Services for PWDs
in every province, city, and municipality - PDAO Law)
 RA 10366 (2013) - Accessible Polling Places for PWDs and Senior Citizens
 Proclamation No. 688, S. 2013 - Declaring the Period of 2013-2022 as the Philippine Decade of
“Make the Right Real” for PWDs
 RA 10524 (2013) - Amendment òf RA 7277 (Expanding the Positions Reserved for PWDs)
 1% of all government agencies, offices, corps shall be reserved for PWDs
 Private companies with over 100 employees áre encouraged to reserve at least 1% for
PWDs
 RA 10754 (2016) - An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of PWDs
 Exemption of VAT on the following sale of goods and services
 Inclusion of funeral services

 Civil Service Commission MC No. 20, s. 2017- express lanes for PWDs in all commercial and
government establishments
 RA 11228 (2019)- Amendment of RA 7277

All PWDs shall be automatically covered by the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of the
PhilHealth and that the PhilHealth shall develop exclusive packages for PWDs that will address
their specific health and development needs.