REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1314 
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Introduced by Representative MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 
________________________________________________________________________ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill which seeks to further amend the magna carta for persons 
with disabilities, which has already been approved by the House of 
Representatives on its 3rd and final reading in the 17th Congress. There is 
a necessity to file the same on account of its significance in recognizing 
the need to augment the privileges given to persons with disabilities. 
The State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to 
health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health, 
and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost. There 
shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly, 
disabled, women and children (Section 11, Article XIII, 1987 Constitution). 
Admittedly, one of the most vulnerable sectors in our society are our 
persons with disabilities (PWDs). Continued protection must be afforded 
to them through sustained legislative measures that will ensure their full 
security and protection. The State has the foremost responsibility to 
pursue this mandate. Other countries have long implemented securing the 
rights and privileges of PWDs. The United States has its anti-
discrimination act of 1990 (Disabilities Act of 1990). In the United 
Kingdom, every employer is required to make necessary arrangements in 
the employment of PWDs. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, Republic Act No. 
7277, otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities,” 
as amended by Republic Act No. 9442 and Republic Act No. 10754, was 
enacted to expand the benefits, privileges, and legal protections afforded 
to PWDs.  
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However, there is a need to further enhance the endowment of 
additional privileges to our PWDs considering that many of them are 
marginalized and underprivileged. This bill will amend and expand 
employment opportunities to PWDs. Most importantly, to provide a better 
and wider understanding of persons suffering from restrictions, physical 
or mental, they are not described as disabled persons in this bill but best 
referred to as persons with disabilities. This upholds Section 11, Article II, 
of the 1987 Constitution, which declares that the State values the dignity 
of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights. 
Accordingly, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1314 
______________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Representative MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 
______________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
GRANTING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Chapter 1, Title One of Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise 
known as the “Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities,” as amended, is hereby 
further amended by inserting new subsections to read as follows: 
“SEC. 4. Definition of Terms – [For purposes of] AS USED IN THIS Act: [these 
terms are defined as follows: 
x   x 
x 
(Q)
ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES REFER TO WHEELCHAIRS
AND WALKERS, PROSTHESES, HEARING AIDS, AIDS FOR THE
VISUALLY IMPAIRED, AND SPECIALIZED COMPUTER SOFTWARE,
HARDWARE 
AND 
PERIPHERALS 
THAT 
INCREASE 
MOBILITY,
HEARING, VISION, OR COMMUNICATION CAPACITIES, AMONG
OTHERS. THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE
AN 
INDIVIDUAL’S 
FUNCTIONING 
AND 
INDEPENDENCE 
TO
FACILITATE PARTICIPATION AND TO ENHANCE OVERALL WELL-


 
BEING BY HELPING PREVENT IMPAIRMENTS AND SECONDARY 
HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND  
R) 
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE REFERS TO ANY SERVICE THAT 
DIRECTLY ASSIST A PERSON WITH DISABILITY IN THE SELECTION, 
ACQUISITION, 
OR 
USE 
OF 
AN 
ASSISTIVE 
DEVICE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY.” 
SEC. 2. Section 5 of Chapter 1, title Two of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, is 
hereby further amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 5. Equal Opportunity for Employment. – No [disabled] person WITH 
DISABILITY shall be denied access to opportunities for suitable employment. A 
qualified [disabled] employee WITH DISABILITY shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions of employment and the same compensation, privileges, 
benefits, fringe benefits, incentives or allowance as a qualified able-bodied person. 
[Five percent (5%)]  AT LEAST TWO percent (2%) of all [casual, emergency 
and positions in the Departments of Social Welfare and Development; Health; 
Education; Culture and Sports; and other governments agencies, offices or 
corporations engaged in social development shall be reserved for disabled 
persons.] POSITIONS IN ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, OFFICES OR 
CORPORATIONS SHALL BE FILLED UP WITH QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES: 
PROVIDED, 
THAT 
PRIVATE 
CORPORATIONS 
ARE 
MANDATED TO RESERVE AT LEAST ONE PERCENT (1%) OF ALL POSITIONS 
FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT THOSE 
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS WITH MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND (1,000) 
EMPLOYEES SHALL RESERVE AT LEAST TWO PERCENT (2%) OF ALL 
POSITIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.” 
SEC. 3. Section 8 (a) and (b) of Chapter 1, Title Two of Republic Act No. 7277, as 
amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 8. Incentives for Employers. -  (a) To encourage the active participation of 
the private sector in promoting the [welfare] RIGHTS of [disabled] persons WITH 
DISABILITIES and to ensure gainful employment for qualified [disabled] persons 
WITH DISABILITIES, adequate incentives shall be provided to private entities 
which employ [disabled] persons WITH DISABILITIES. 
(b)  
Private entities that employ [disabled] persons WITH DISABILITIES who 
meet the required skills or qualification, [either as regular employee,] as apprentice 
or learner, shall be entitled to an additional deduction, from their gross income, 
equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount paid as salaries and 
wages to [disabled] persons WITH DISABILITIES, WHILE PRIVATE ENTITIES 
THAT EMPLOY SAID PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS REGULAR 
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN ADDITIONAL DEDUCTION, FROM 
THEIR GROSS INCOME, EQUIVALENT TO FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF THE 
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID AS SALARIES AND WAGES TO PERSONS WITH 


 
DISABILITIES: Provided, [however, that such entities present proof as certified by 
the Department of Labor and Employment that disabled persons are under their 
employ: Provided, further, That the disabled employee is accredited with the 
Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Health as to his 
disability, skills and qualifications.] THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
EMPLOYMENT (DOLE), UNDER ITS LABOR LAWS, SHALL ISSUE A 
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE TO PRIVATE ENTITIES AS PRESCRIBED IN 
DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 131-B, SERIES OF 2016, ON THE REVISED 
RULES ON LABOR LAWS COMPLIANCE SYSTEM: PROVIDED FURTHER, 
THAT IF THERE IS NO QUALIFIED PERSON WITH DISABILITY APPLICANT 
AFTER THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE MANDATORY PUBLICATION BY THE 
EMPLOYER OF ITS JOB VACANCY RESERVED FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES, THE EMPLOYER MAY HIRE A NON-PWD APPLICANT FOR 
SAID RESERVED POSITIONS BY SECURING PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE 
DOLE.” 
x   x   x 
SEC. 4. Section 32 of Chapter 8, Title Two of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, is 
hereby further amended by inserting two new subsections to read as follows: 
“SEC. 32. Persons with disability shall be entitled to the following: 
 
x   x   x 
 
(L)  
A MONTHLY STIPEND AMOUNTING TO FIVE HUNDRED PESOS 
(P500.00) TO AUGMENT THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE, MEDICAL AND 
OTHER NEEDS OF MARGINALIZED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: 
PROVIDED, 
THAT 
PERSONS 
WITH 
DISABILITIES 
WHO 
ARE 
RECIPIENTS OF SIMILAR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING MONETARY ASSISTANCE FOR SENIOR 
CITIZENS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE PANTAWID PAMILYANG 
PILIPINO PROGRAM, OR 4PS SHALL NO LONGER BE GIVEN THIS 
STIPEND; 
(M)  
PROVISION OF FREE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY  SERVICES SUCH AS 
THE EVALUATION OF THE NEEDS AND THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY 
OF 
PERSONS 
WITH 
DISABILITIES 
IN 
THE 
CUSTOMARY 
ENVIRONMENT OR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS 
SELECTING, 
DESIGNING, 
FITTING, 
CUTOMIZING, 
ADAPTING, 
APPLYING, MAINTINING, REPAIRING, OR REPLACING ASSISTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY DEVICES; TRAINING OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING 
AND JOB COACHING, AND SUCH OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE: 
PROVIDED,  THAT THE BENEFICIARY IS A MARGINALIZED PERSON 


 
WITH DISABILITY AS CERTIFIED BY THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICE OF 
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT CONCERNED; 
(N)  
PROVISION OF FREE ASSISTIVE DEVICE AND TECHNOLOGIES 
INCLUDING 
TECHNICAL 
AIDS, 
PROSTHETIC 
AND 
ORTHOTIC 
DEVICES OR APPLIANCE PARTICULARLY FOR PERSONAL USE OF 
PERSON WITH DISABILITIES THAT WILL RESTORE THEIR SOCIAL 
FUNCTIONING AND PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND 
COMMUNITY 
AFFAIRS, 
AND 
SUCH 
OTHER 
DEVICES 
AND 
TECHNOLOGIES 
APPROPRIATE 
TO 
OTHER 
DISABILITIES: 
PROVIDED, THAT THE BENEFICIARY IS A MARGINALIZED PERSON 
WITH DISABILITY AS CERTIFIED BY THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICE OF 
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT CONCERNED; AND  
(O)  
EXEMPTION FROM PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES, AS WELL AS 
TRAVEL TAXES, TERMINAL FEES, OTHER FEES AND CHARGES 
LEVIED IN AIRPORTS, PORTS, OR OTHER TERMINALS BY THE 
GOVERNMENT, ITS AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES, OR BY 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR; CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS. 
The above mentioned privileges are available only to persons with [disability] 
DISABILITIES who are Filipino citizens upon submission of any of the following as 
proof of [his/her] entitlement thereto: 
(i) 
[An] THE PWD identification card issue by the city or municipal mayor or the 
barangay captain of the place where the person[s] with disability resides, OR 
BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY AFFAIRS; OR 
(ii) 
The passport of the [persons] PWD with APPARENT disability [concerned;]. 
[(iii) 
Transportation discount fare Identification Card (ID) issued by the National 
Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP).] 
THE IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED TO PERSONS WITH PERMANENT 
DISABILITIES SHALL BE FREE OF CHARGE AND SHALL BE VALID DURING THE 
LIFETIME OF THE CARDHOLDER: PROVIDED, THAT SUCH PERMANENT 
DISABILITY IS CERTIFIED BY THE MUNICIPAL OR CITY HEALTH OFFICE AND 
VERIFIED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (LSWDO) 
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) 
SHALL ENSURE THAT THE LIFETIME VALIDITY OF THE ID CARD OF PERSONS 
WITH PERMANENT DISABILITIES IS NOT ABUSED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ID 
HOLDER DIES.” 
x   x   x 


 
 SEC. 5. Appropriations. – The Secretary of Social Welfare and Development shall 
include in the DSWD’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which 
shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DSWD, in coordination with the 
NCDA and in consultation with the Department of the Interior and Local Government, 
the Department of Health, the DOLE, the Department of Finance, and the Civil Service 
Commission, shall promulgate, not later than ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this 
Act, the necessary rules and regulations for its proper and effective implementation. 
SEC. 7. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, 
the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions hereof. 
SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders and rules 
and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SEC. 9. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,