MANILA, Philippines – Hinahangad ngayon ni Senator Erwin Tulfo na maipasa ang panukalang batas na naglalayong magkaroon ng lifetime validity ang identification card ng Persons with Disability (PWD).
Sa paghahain ng Senate Bill No. 1405, iminungkahi ni Tulfo na amyendahan ang Republic Act No. 7277 o ang Magna Carta for Persons with Disability, upang matiyak na ang pag-iisyu ng mga PWD ID ay walang bayad at magiging valid habang-buhay.
“This is the plight of Filipino PWDs: once their ID expires, they need to line up again to get their requirements, and they need money for transport fares. They need to yet again allot time, energy, and resources just to renew their IDs, despite their disability. It is like adding insult to injury!” ayon kay Senador Erwin Tulfo na tagapangulo ng Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development.
“Their PWD IDs are very important because they receive their benefits through that card. Giving expiry dates to their IDs is like depriving them of access to the benefits given to them by law,” dagdag ng Senador.
Ang batas, aniya, ay nagbibigay ng ilang benepisyo at pribilehiyo, kabilang ang 20 porsiyentong diskwento sa mga produkto at serbisyo, pantay na pagkakataon para sa trabaho at edukasyon, at iba pa.
Kaya naman, ani Tulfo ang gobyerno “should lighten the load of the PWDs who have long been suffering from their personal battles.”
“When enacted into law, (this would be) a small but meaningful step toward respecting PWDs’ rights, easing their burdens, and streamlining public service,” aniya. RNT/MND
