Bill seeking ‘lifetime’ validity of PWD ID for permanent disability receives positive feedback

Bill seeking ‘lifetime’ validity of PWD ID for permanent disability receives positive feedback

A proposal to grant “lifetime” validity to certain Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards gained support from Filipinos. Sen. Erwin Tulfo, chair of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, filed Senate Bill 1405 to amend the Magna Carta for Persons with Disability, proposing “lifetime validity” for PWD IDs issued to individuals […] The post Bill seeking ‘lifetime’ validity of PWD ID for permanent disabi…

TULFO WANTS LIFETIME VALIDITY FOR PWD CARDS

Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development Chairman Erwin Tulfo has filed a bill seeking lifetime validity for Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards. Under Tulfo’s Senate Bill No. 1405, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 7277 or the “Magna Carta for Persons with Disability,” the issuance of PWD IDs will be free of charge and shall be valid for the lifetime of the cardholder. “It is like adding insult to i…