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NCDA warns businesses of legal consequences for rejecting PWD ID

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The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) on Wednesday warned business establishments that they could face legal consequences for refusing to honor existing identification (ID) cards of persons with disabilities (PWDs), as these remain valid throughout the three-year transition period.
FOR PHASEOUT Above is a sample of a valid PWD card, whose holders across the country must register again as part of a systems upgrade and also to weed out fakes. —JAMES SISON

MANILA, Philippines – The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) on Wednesday warned business establishments that they could face legal consequences for refusing to honor existing identification (ID) cards of persons with disabilities (PWDs), as these remain valid throughout the three-year transition period.

In a statement, the NCDA clarified that the mandatory privileges and benefits granted to PWD ID holders would remain uninterrupted despite the shift to a unified PWD ID system, which aims to ensure that only qualified individuals are enrolled in the program.

Refusing to honor legitimate, government-issued PWD IDs constitutes a violation of Republic Act No. 7277, or the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities. 

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The NCDA, through Administrative Order No. 001, s. 2026, set in motion the collection of updated information of PWD ID card holders through their local government units (LGUs). 

This means that current PWD ID users will have to re-register so their information would be integrated into the new unified PWD system that will run in the next three years.

The move also aims to filter the government’s database of fraudulent IDs and unscrupulous individuals who either fake their ailments to get legitimate PWD IDs or present fake PWD IDs not issued by LGUs.

Upon creating the new digital ID, the individual may immediately use it to claim benefits, such as the 20-percent discount and value-added tax exemption on medicines and basic necessities.

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The latest data on the NCDA website showed that 3.3 million people are registered as PWDs as of Oct. 21 this year. Of the number only 2.9 million are using PWD IDs, according to NCDA executive director Glenda Relova last week.

The Department of Justice had earlier put the discrepancy between PWDs and PWD IDs at around 6 million. But NCDA officials recently disputed this, saying it was an old estimate presented during a 2024 Senate inquiry. /jpv

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