EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

~ Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodrigue

2806

House Bill No-

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons,”
was enacted as a testament of the government's support for the total well-t of persons
with disability (PWDs). Later, the said law was amended by Republic Act No. 9442 which
has provided PWDs additional privileges and incentives. Further, by virtue of said
amendment, the law is now known as the "Magna Carta for Persons with Disability.”

PWDs who are self-employed must be commended for their sheer determination to
rise above their own limitations. Thus, the government must recognize the efforts of PWDs
to attain more meaningful, productive and satisfying lives.

‘One way of recognition is to encourage PWDs who are self-employed to become
members of the Social Security System (SSS) by granting them a seventy percent (70%)
‘subsidy for their monthly premium contributions for the first three months of coverage.

Having social security coverage, PWDs would be better prepared to handle the
exigencies of sickness and old age.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly encouraged.

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

“Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

House Bill No.2806

AN ACT
GRANTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWD) WHO ARE SELF-EMPLOYED A
SEVENTY PERCENT (70%) GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY FOR THEIR MONTHLY PREMIUM
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST THREE
MONTHS OF COVERAGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY.”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 32 of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, is hereby further amended
to read as follows:
“SEC. 32. Persons with disability shall be entitled to the following:
a) xxx
20% 20% rox

(i) To the extent practicable and feasible, the continuance of the
same benefits and privileges given by the Government Service Insurance
System (GSIS), Social Security System (SSS), and PAG-IBIG, as the case
may be, as are enjoyed by those in actual service(;]: PROVIDED, THAT
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY WHO ARE SELF-EMPLOYED SHALL, UPON
REGISTRATION WITH THE SSS, BE ENTITLED TO A GOVERNMENT
SUBSIDY EQUIVALENT TO SEVENTY PERCENT (70%) OF THE
MONTHLY PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FIRST THREE
MONTHS OF COVERAGE.

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The abovementioned privileges are available only to persons with
disability who are Filipino citizens upon submission of any of the following as
proof of his/her entitlement thereto:

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20 20x 20%

(IV)__CERTIFICATION THAT HE OR SHE IS A SELF-EMPLOYED
PERSON WITH DISABILITY FROM THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL SOCIAL
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WHERE THE PERSON WITH
DISABILITY RESIDES.”

SEC, 2. Within three (3) months after the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of Social
Welfare and Development shall, in coordination with the National Council for the Welfare of
Disabled Persons, formulate the rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this
Act.

SEC. 3. The amount necessary for the effective implementation of this Act shall be charged
to the appropriations for the Department of Social Welfare and Development which shall be
‘sourced from one percent (1%) of the Priority Development Assistance Fund of Members of
the Senate and House of Representatives from the annual General Appropriations Act.


SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in at least two (2)
national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,