ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY THE SECTOR
Issues encountered
• Unavailability of the Philippine Registry of Persons with
by persons with
Disabilities in their local government units
disabilities in
• Lack of knowledge and awareness of LGU personnel in the
relation to the
Philhealth enrollment process
National Health
• Difficulty of LGU personnel in accessing the registry
Insurance Program,
resulting in failing to upload
As Presented by Mr. • necessary data to the registry
Abner Manlapaz,
• • Lack of knowledge and awareness about the effectivity of
President,
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Life Haven Center
for Independent
Living
Other issues raised
• Lack of data on the number of persons with disabilities
by members of the
• Access to DOH Registry
sector
• LGUs located in rural areas are not able to upload data on
PRPWD due to lack of internet access, weak connectivity,
and accessibility of the server of the DOH
• Lack of access to information and information
dissemination to health and employment
• Non-availability of sign language interpreters
• Lack of budget for employed persons with disabilities
CHALLENGES FACED BY THE GOVERNMENT
Philippine Health
• No appropriation for the Employed Persons with
Insurance
Disabilities in GAA FY 2020
Corporation
• Employed Persons with disabilities still need to pay their
employee share of the Philhealth premium for this year
• Identification of unemployed Persons with disabilities
under the DOH-PRPWD
• Accuracy of the PRPWD data matched with Philhealth
database
• System enhancement halted due to pandemic
• Some LGUs are not uploading their PWD data
• No budget allotted in GAA 2020 and 2021 for the
employed persons with disabilities. Budget was only for
the unemployed persons with disabilities.
National Council on • No data system for the masterlist of persons with
Disability Affairs
disabilities
RECOMMENDATIONS AND WAYS FORWARD
Philippine Health
• Obtained 2021 PRPWD data from the DOH for 2021
Insurance
enrollment
Corporation
• Currently working on mirroring in Philhealth’s real time
and faster access to the PRPWD
• Develop a communication plan in coordination with
NCDA and DOH to streamline program implementation