Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.  1359 
Introduced by 4Ps Partylist Representative 
JC M. ABALOS 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to provide a lifetime validity of identification cards for persons 
with permanent or temporary disabilities entitled to the privileges accorded them under 
the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, or Republic Act No. 7277. 
The proposed measure is, in fact, consistent with the law’s Declaration of Policy, 
which asserts that the State will endeavor to eliminate all types of impediments to a 
disabled person, such as social, cultural, economic, environmental, and attitudinal 
barriers. A step towards accomplishing this assertion is to prevent situations that will 
unnecessarily inconvenience our people with disabilities. 
Further, stipulated in this proposed measure, IDs to be issued by the local 
government unit where PWDs reside must be duly certified by the Municipal or City 
Health Office. It will enable proper assessment and authentication that the applicant is 
indeed a person with disability. Given that, it is not superfluous to issue them lifetime 
validity when applying for or renewing their PWD IDs. 
As a person with a disability, I deeply understand the distress, pain, and torment 
that can arise from one's condition. My recent experience renewing my Persons with 
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Disability (PWD) ID highlighted the significant challenges many PWDs face when 
applying for or renewing their identification, even in government offices equipped with 
PWD-friendly facilities. While such facilities are beneficial, they do not fully eliminate 
obstacles such as difficulties in traveling or commuting, long queues, and the burden of 
producing recurring documentary requirements for application or renewal. 
With these enduring challenges in mind, this Bill seeks to alleviate the concerns 
of PWDs, sparing them from repeatedly undergoing the same strenuous process when 
legislative remedies can readily be instituted. 
Further, during the 19th Congress, extensive consultations with various 
stakeholders significantly contributed to the crafting of this legislative measure. The bill 
was then substituted by House Bill No. 11522 and approved on Second Reading.  
Therefore, its immediate passage is earnestly sought. 
JC M. ABALOS 
Representative 
4Ps Partylist 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.  1359
Introduced by 4Ps Partylist Representative 
JC M. ABALOS 
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 DISABLED 
PERSONS", 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 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: 
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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).] 
 
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. 
 
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 TWO (2) YEARS, 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. 
 
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(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."  
 
XXX. 
 
SEC. 3. The NCDA and the Department of Social Welfare and Development 
(DSWD) shall, in coordination with the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Department 
of Health (DOH), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the 
Professional Regulation Commission, and the Department of Information and 
Communications Technology, strengthen a unified and reliable data base or registry of 
persons with disabilities, including a Community-Based Monitoring System. 
 
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. Separability Clause. — If for any reason, any provision of this Act is held 
unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall continue 
to be in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees. executive orders, proclamations, 
rules, regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 7. Effectivity. — The Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the 
Philippines. 
 
 
Approved,