MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (RA 7277, as amended by RA 9442 and RA 10524)
• Declares a national policy of rehabilitation, self-development, and integration of PWDs into mainstream society.
• Grants rights in employment, education, health, accessibility, political participation, and social services.
• Prohibits discrimination in hiring, promotion, and dismissal; encourages private employers to reserve at least 1% of positions for PWDs; mandates all government agencies to allocate 1% of plantilla positions for PWDs.
• Requires barrier-free access to public buildings, transportation, telecommunications, and social infrastructure.
• Mandates non-formal education, vocational training, and special education support.
• Guarantees discounts and privileges for PWDs and penalizes public ridicule and vilification.
• Provides priority in government training programs, livelihood support, and skills development.
ACCESSIBILITY LAW (BP 344)
• Requires all public and private buildings, streets, highways, institutions, utilities, and facilities to incorporate architectural features ensuring mobility and access for PWDs.
• Mandates ramps, handrails, wider doorways, auditory/visual signage, and other barrier-free design standards.
• Applies to new construction and renovations of public-use structures.
DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998 (RA 8552) & INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACT (RA 8043)
• Require adoptive parents and institutions to ensure the health, rehabilitation, and special needs of children with disabilities.
• Mandate State protection for disabled children under alternative parental care.
MENDEZ-DOMINGO CONTINUING WELFARE OF DISABLED SOLDIERS ACT (RA 7277 cross-ref.; AFP internal regulations)
• Ensures rehabilitation, pension, and special care for disabled veterans and soldiers.
• Guarantees medical, prosthetic, and assistive device support.
RA 10070 – ESTABLISHING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITY AFFAIRS OFFICE (PDAO)
• Requires all LGUs to create a PDAO or designate a focal person for disability affairs.
• Mandates local implementation of national policies for PWD welfare, including livelihood, health access, and rights promotion.
• Improves data gathering, profiling, and service delivery for PWDs.
RA 10524 – EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION FOR PWDs (Amending RA 7277)
• Reserves at least 1% of national and local government positions for PWDs.
• Encourages private corporations with over 100 employees to reserve at least 1% of their workforce for PWDs.
• Promotes incentives for employers hiring PWDs.
RA 10754 – EXPANDED BENEFITS FOR PWDs
• Grants a 20% discount and VAT-exemption for medicines, medical/ dental services, laboratory fees, professional fees, transportation, hotels, recreation, and funeral services.
• Extends income tax deductions to families supporting PWD dependents.
• Affirms equal entitlement to PhilHealth benefits.
• Requires government agencies and private entities to include PWD accessibility and welfare in service delivery standards.
RA 11228 – MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PWDs
• Provides automatic and mandatory PhilHealth enrollment for all Filipinos with disability.
• Ensures PhilHealth premium payment by the national government for indigent PWDs.
• Guarantees access to hospitalization and outpatient benefits.
RA 11650 – INCLUSIVE EDUCATION ACT (2022)
• Establishes Inclusive Learning Resource Centers (ILRCs) in all school districts.
• Mandates early identification, screening, and assessment of learners with disabilities.
• Requires reasonable accommodation, assistive devices, individualized education plans, and support services.
• Strengthens training for teachers and support personnel in inclusive education.
RA 11898 – CREATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION OF SENIOR CITIZENS AND PWDs (provisions relating to agency coordination)
• Enhances coordination between national and local bodies to ensure broad access to welfare programs for both seniors and PWDs.
• Reinforces government accountability in delivering disability-inclusive social protection.
PHILIPPINE DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT POLICY (Executive issuances, DOLE/DepEd/DOH/DSWD/DPWH circulars)
• Implements rules on accessibility, inclusive employment, special education, early intervention, livelihood training, and cash/medical assistance.
• Operationalizes BP 344, the Magna Carta for PWDs, and RA 11650 through building codes, transport rules, DepEd orders, PhilHealth circulars, and DOLE anti-discrimination directives.
PHILIPPINE COMMITMENT UNDER THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (UN CRPD; Philippine Ratification 2008)
• Requires the State to adopt laws and administrative systems consistent with international disability rights standards.
• Mandates non-discrimination, reasonable accommodation, inclusive education, equal legal capacity, and accessible public services.
• Guides interpretation of domestic disability legislation.
SELECT CRIMINAL LAW AND CIVIL CODE PROTECTIONS
• Penal Code provisions on discrimination, abuse, exploitation, and neglect of vulnerable individuals (e.g., Art. 262, 263, 275-280).
• Civil Code obligations of parents, guardians, and institutions to support, protect, and rehabilitate persons with disabilities under their care.
• Anti-Bullying Act (RA 10627) covers learners with disabilities.
SOURCES / REFERENCES
• Republic Act Nos. 7277, 9442, 10524, 10070, 10754, 11228, 11650, 8552, 8043, 10627.
• Batas Pambansa Blg. 344.
• Philippine ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2008).
• Implementing Rules and Regulations of the above laws (various agencies: DSWD, DOH, DepEd, DPWH, DOLE).
• Revised Penal Code; Civil Code provisions.
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