The Mandaue City Council has approved on first reading two proposed ordinances aimed at promoting the welfare of persons with ...

The basic step to guaranteeing this is through the use of an ID card system, but as is quite apparent from the current decentralized PWD ID system, this can be prone to abuse.

NCDA executive director Glenda Relova said the council wants to adopt a unified ID system to curb the sale of PWD IDs to “fake persons” or those who do not really have disabilities.

Business establishments are required to maintain records of sales to PWDs, including the customer’s name, PWD ID number, stated disability, discount amount and VAT exemption details.

A House of Representatives committee on Tuesday approved an unnumbered substitute bill extending the validity of IDs for Filipinos with permanent disabilities to 10 years from five, easing the burden ...