SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF TI-IE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by Scnator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR LIFETIME VALIDITY OF PERSON WITH DISABILITY 
IDENTIFICATION CARDS, AMENDING fOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED 
PERSONS, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill mandates that idcntification cards issued to persons with permanent 
disability shall be valid during the lifetime of the holder. At present, the National Council 
on Disability Affairs Administrative Order Series of 2008 provides that the ID card 
issued to PWDs shall be valid for three years only. 
This bill seeks to eliminate the unnecessary burden on the persons with permanent 
disability of renewing every three years their PWD ID cards. The purpose ofrenewal is to 
ensure that the 10 card is reflective of the current status of the holder. The renewal allows 
the issuing agent to re-evaluate whcther or not the holder continues to be entitled to the 
card. This does not apply to a person whose disability is considered permanent. One who 
is permanently deaf, for example, should no longer be required to prove every three years 
his/her hearing impairment. Requiring so is superfluous, and is a waste of both the 
holder's and the issuing office's resources. 


The access of our PWDs to benefits and privileges granted by law shall not be 
impeded especially by bureaucratic procedures that scrve no purpose but to further 
burden a marginalized seetor of our society. 
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MIRIAM DEFE SOR SANTI¢O 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
AN ACT 
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PROVIDING FOR LIFETIME VALIDITY OF PERSON WITH DISABILITY 
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IDENTIFICATION CARDS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
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7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED 
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PERSONS, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442 
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SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for 
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Disabled Persons, Chapter 8, Section 32, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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SEC. 32. Persons with disability shall be entitled to the 
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following: .... 
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The abovemcntioned privileges are available only to persons with 
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disability who are Filipino citizens upon submission of any of the following 
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as proof of his/her entitlement thereto: 
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(I) An identification card issued by the city or municipal mayor or the 
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barangay captain of the place where the persons with disability resides; 
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(II) The passport of the persons with disability concerned; or 
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(III) Transportation discount fare Identification Card (ID) issued by the 
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National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP). 
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THE IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED TO PERSONS 
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WITH PERMANENT DISABILITY AS PROVIDED IN (I) AND (III) 
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OF THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH SHALL BE VALID DURING 


THE LIFETIME OF THE HOLDER, ANI) MAYBE RENEWED IN 
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CASE OF LOSS OR DAMAGE. 
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SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, 
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or inconsistent with, the provision of this Act is hereby repeal cd, modified, or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION 3. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take elTect fifteen days (15) days 
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after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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