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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
___________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Reps.  Alfelito “Alfel” M. Bascug and Laarni Lavin Roque 
“AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR VALIDITY PERIODS OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED TO 
PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES, AND 
PRESCRIBING 
PENALTIES 
FOR 
VIOLATIONS THEREOF, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC 
ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS 
WITH DISABILITIES”, AS AMENDED” 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, or Republic Act No. 7277, has long stood as a 
cornerstone of the Philippine government’s commitment to promote the rights, dignity, and 
inclusion of persons with disabilities. It has empowered countless individuals to access vital 
services, opportunities, and privileges aimed at fostering equity and participation in society. 
Yet, as the law continues to evolve in response to emerging needs and realities, it is imperative 
to address critical issues that compromise its effectiveness—chief among them, the misuse and 
abuse of persons with disabilities identification cards. 
This proposed measure seeks to amend Sections 32 and 46 of RA No. 7277 to provide 
for clearer, standardized guidelines on the issuance, validity, and security of persons with 
disabilities identification cards, as well as stronger penalties against individuals and officials 
who engage in fraudulent practices. By instituting reforms in the management and regulation 
of persons with disabilities IDs, we are safeguarding not only the benefits intended for 
legitimate PWDs, but also the integrity of the system designed to protect them. 
At the heart of this measure is a desire to protect the rights of persons with disabilities 
from being diluted or exploited. One of the most persistent challenges today is the widespread 
issuance and use of fake persons with disabilities IDs—an act that is not only dishonest, but 
deeply unjust to those who truly need and deserve support. This problem is exacerbated when 
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unscrupulous individuals take advantage of loopholes in the system or when government 
personnel knowingly facilitate such acts. 
To address this, the bill provides for differentiated validity periods for persons with 
disabilities IDs based on the type of disability. Identification cards for persons with permanent 
disabilities will be valid for ten (10) years, while those issued to individuals with temporary 
disabilities will have a two (2) year validity, subject to reassessment by qualified medical 
practitioners. This distinction allows for practical and fair implementation, easing the burden 
on persons with lifelong conditions while ensuring that temporary disabilities are reviewed 
with medical accuracy. 
Moreover, the bill mandates that all persons with disabilities IDs conform to a universal 
design to be prescribed by the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) and uniformly 
adopted by all local government units. This move not only enhances the security and 
consistency of the ID cards but also reinforces their recognition across the country—
minimizing confusion and ensuring that benefits can be accessed wherever the persons with 
disabilities reside. 
Most importantly, the bill strengthens penal provisions to serve as a real deterrent 
against abuse. Individuals who misrepresent themselves as persons with disabilities, assist in 
the fraudulent issuance of IDs, or engage in the creation, sale, or use of fake IDs will face stiffer 
fines and imprisonment. Public officials who are found to have facilitated or approved fake 
persons with disabilities IDs will face even harsher sanctions, including perpetual 
disqualification from holding public office. When such fraudulent acts are committed through 
online means or digital platforms, they will be penalized under both this law and the 
Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. 
Recognizing the importance of a reliable data infrastructure, this measure also mandates 
the development of a strengthened, centralized database of persons with disabilities, anchored 
on coordination among agencies such as the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), 
Department of on Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DOH), 
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Statistics Authority 
(PSA), and Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT). This data 
registry, integrated with the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS), will ensure 
accuracy in profiling, policy planning, and program delivery. 
Ultimately, this measure is not merely about regulations and penalties—it is about 
restoring trust. Trust in our systems, in our leaders, and in the very notion that laws exist to 
protect the vulnerable, not to be manipulated at their expense. By ensuring that persons with 
disabilities IDs are issued responsibly and used appropriately, we reaffirm our unwavering 
commitment to fairness, social justice, and dignity for all. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
REP. ALFELITO “ALFEL” M. BASCUG 
      REP. LAARNI LAVIN ROQUE 
      Agusan Del Sur, First (1st) District 
         Bukidnon, Fourth (4th) District 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS     
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.___________ 
________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by Representatives Alfelito “Alfel” M. Bascug and Laarni Lavin Roque 
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
“AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR VALIDITY PERIODS OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED TO 
PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES, AND 
PRESCRIBING 
PENALTIES 
FOR 
VIOLATIONS THEREOF, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC 
ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS 
WITH DISABILITIES”, AS AMENDED” 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Chapter 8, Section 32 of Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the 
Magna Carta for [Disabled] Persons with Disabilities as amended by Republic Act No. 9442, 
is hereby further amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 32. Persons with [disability] DISABILITIES shall be entitled to 
the following: 
xxx xxx xxx 
The abovementioned privileges are available only to persons with 
[disability] PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY DISABILITIES who are 
Filipino citizens, REFUGEES, OR STATELESS PERSONS upon submission 
of [any of the following as proof of his/her entitlement thereto:]  
[(I)] An identification card issued by the [city or municipal mayor or the barangay 
captain] PERSONS WITH DISABILITY AFFAIRS OFFICE (PDAO) OR A 
DESIGNATED FOCAL PERSON PERFORMING PDAO FUNCTIONS, 
DULY SIGNED BY THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL MAYOR of the place where 
the persons with [disability] DISABILITIES reside[s], AS PROOF OF THEIR 
ENTITLEMENT THERETO. 
[(II) The passport of the persons with disability concerned; or 
(III) Transportation discount fare Identification Card (ID) issued
by the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons
(NCWDP).]
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THE IDENTIFICATION CARDS (IDs) ISSUED TO PERSONS 
WITH DISABILITIES SHALL CONFORM TO THE UNIVERSAL 
DESIGN 
PRESCRIBED 
BY 
THE 
NATIONAL 
COUNCIL 
ON 
DISABILITY AFFAIRS (NCDA) AND ADOPTED BY THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs).   
THE 
IDs 
ISSUED 
TO 
PERSONS 
WITH 
PERMANENT 
DISABILITIES SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS. 
CONVERSELY, THE IDs FOR PERSONS WITH TEMPORARY 
DISABILITIES SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR, 
AND 
MAY 
BE 
RENEWED 
ONLY 
UPON 
COMPLETION 
OF 
REASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY AN APPROPRIATE MEDICAL 
PRACTITIONER. 
THE IDs, AS PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH 
SHALL BE FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDING REISSUANCE DUE TO 
LOSS OR DAMAGE.”       
SEC. 2.  Section 46 of Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for 
Disabled Persons as amended by Republic Act No. 9442, is hereby further amended to read as 
follows:  
“SEC. 46. Penal Clause. -  xxx xxx xxx 
(b) Any person who abuses the privileges granted [herein shall be punished 
with imprisonment of not less than six months or a fine of not less than Five 
thousand pesos (P5,000.00), but not more than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00), 
or both, at the discretion of the court.] UNDER THIS ACT, INCLUDING: 
1. 
MISREPRESENTING THEMSELVES AS PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES; 
2. 
ASSISTING PERSONS WITHOUT DISABILITIES, DIRECTLY 
OR INDIRECTLY, IN FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING A 
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ID CARD; 
3. 
FORGING 
OR 
CREATING 
FAKE 
PERSONS 
WITH 
DISABILITIES ID CARDS; OR 
4. 
USING THE ID CARD AFTER THE DEATH OF THE HOLDER 
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 32 (a) (8) OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10754,  
 
SHALL BE PENALIZED WITH A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY 
THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE 
HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P100,000.00), OR IMPRISONMENT 
OF NOT LESS THAN SIX (6) MONTHS BUT NOT MORE THAN 
TWO (2) YEARS, OR BOTH, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COURT 
WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO SUCH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE, 
CIVIL, AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY THAT MAY BE INCURRED.”    


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IF THE OFFENDER IS A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, THEY SHALL 
SUFFER THE PENALTY OF PRISIÓN CORRECCIONAL IN ITS 
MEDIUM TO MAXIMUM PERIODS AND A FINE OF NOT LESS 
THAN FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (₱50,000.00) BUT NOT MORE 
THAN 
ONE 
HUNDRED 
THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(₱100,000.00), 
WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO PROSECUTION UNDER OTHER 
APPLICABLE LAWS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 
ARTICLES 171 AND 172 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE ON THE 
FALSIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. 
IF THE OFFENDER IS A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE WHO, 
IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY, KNOWINGLY ISSUES OR 
FACILITATES THE ISSUANCE OF A FRAUDULENT OR FAKE 
PWD IDENTIFICATION CARD, THEY SHALL SUFFER THE 
PENALTY OF PRISIÓN MAYOR IN ITS MINIMUM TO MEDIUM 
PERIODS, PERPETUAL DISQUALIFICATION FROM PUBLIC 
OFFICE, AND A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (₱100,000.00) BUT NOT MORE THAN TWO 
HUNDRED 
THOUSAND 
PESOS 
(₱200,000.00), 
WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE TO PROSECUTION FOR OTHER APPLICABLE 
CRIMES UNDER THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND SPECIAL 
LAWS, 
INCLUDING 
THE 
ANTI-GRAFT 
AND 
CORRUPT 
PRACTICES ACT. 
IF THE ACTS OF FALSIFICATION, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, OR 
USE OF FAKE PWD IDENTIFICATION CARDS ARE COMMITTED 
THROUGH 
INFORMATION 
AND 
COMMUNICATIONS 
TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WEBSITES, 
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, MESSAGING APPLICATIONS, OR 
E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS, THE OFFENDER SHALL BE 
PROSECUTED AND PENALIZED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 
10175, 
OTHERWISE 
KNOWN 
AS 
THE 
“CYBERCRIME 
PREVENTION ACT OF 2012,” IN ADDITION TO THE PENALTIES 
PROVIDED UNDER THIS ACT AND THE REVISED PENAL CODE. 
                                              xxx xxx xxx 
SEC. 3.  The NCDA shall, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and 
Development (DSWD), Philippine Statistics Authority, Department of Health, Department of 
the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Information and Communications 
Technology, Professional Regulation Commission, National Anti-Poverty – Persons with 
Disability Sector, National Privacy Commission. strengthen a unified persons with disabilities 
identification card system, including a Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS).  


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SEC. 4. Within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity of this Act, the NCDA 
and the DSWD shall, in coordination with the DILG, the DOH, other government agencies and 
stakeholders, issue the rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 5.  If any portion or provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, 
the remainder provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.  
SEC. 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, 
ordinances, other issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any provision of this 
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.  
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.  
Approved,