The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and its attached agency, the National Council on Disability Affairs, ...

The new PWD ID will each have its own QR (quick response) code that is made of PVC, or similar to an ATM (automated teller machine) or a credit card. The PWD ID will be connected to the City ...

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 proliferation of fake persons with disabilities (PWD) identification cards (IDs) has been causing consternation among both establishments and legitimate PWDs. These IDs were issued to make it ...

“Such denial and withholding of PWD benefits and privileges by reason of unverified PWD ID card constitutes a violation of the rights of PWDs to avail of the said benefits and privileges,” the ...

DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said in the legal opinion that “verification of a PWD ID card is not required before the benefits and privileges may be availed of by a PWD.” Villafuerte ...