FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1685

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

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-being 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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MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ, JR.


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1685

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

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) xx

Xxx 2K 2K

() 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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kK) 10x

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:
xxx
20x vox 20x


(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,