Lawyer Walter Jason Alava, NCDA regional programs coordinator, called on establishments to accept PWD IDs even in the absence of a verification system. This comes in the wake of reports that a certain ...

He added that restaurant groups should not refuse a PWD ID holder until the Department of Health ID Verification Portal is complete and the uniform ID is printed and distributed.

THE government is gearing up to introduce a new list of conditions that will qualify for the soon-to-be-launched Unified ID system for Persons with Disability (PWD), the country’s disability ...

stated that denial and withholding of PWD benefits and privileges solely because the authenticity of the PWD ID card cannot be verified at the time of presentation does not comply with existing laws ...

The Persons With Disability (PWD) ID of a 5-year-old in Cainta, Rizal was allegedly tagged “Record Not Found” by the Health Department’s online database, according to the "Kapuso Action Man" report of ...

Resto PH’s statement sparked robust debate online, with netizens’ reactions ranging from calls for a unified system of PWD ID verification to arguments that the statement contributes to the stigma ...

Ysabel Maria J. Zamora told lawmakers before the House persons with disabilities (PWD) panel approved the proposal. “The unnumbered substitute bill seeks to address these concerns by extending the ...

In a legal opinion issued on Jan. 27, the DOJ clarified that Republic Act No. 10754, which expands benefits for PWDs, does not require verification of a PWD ID before a senior citizen can be ...

ID cards in order to benefit from privileges under the law. "We are aware that the proliferation of fake IDs puts a burden on us, as well as legitimate members of the PWD sector," NCDA Executive ...

The national government, through the NCDA and member agencies, would be tasked with running a “centralized” production hub for the ID cards. The application and approval for the PWD ID ...

The statement follows concerns raised on social media about establishments requiring verification through the DOH registry before granting PWD discounts, with some ID numbers not showing up.