EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) Second Regular Session ) SENATE •21 HAY 31 P2:45 S. B. NO. 2245 Introduced by SENATOR VICENT^UC. SOTTollI AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 32(A)(7) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED BY RA 10754, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF­ DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF DISABLED PERSON AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” Be it enacted by the Senate and the House ofRepresentatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 1 2 3 SECTION 1. Section 32(a) (7) of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended by RA 10754, is hereby further amended to read as follows: “SEC. 32. Persons with disability shall be entitled to: “(a) xxxx XXX xxxx 5 “(7) On actual fare for land transportation travel such as, but not 6 limited to, public utility buses or jeepneys (PUBs/PUJs), taxis, asian 7 utility 8 EXPRESSWAYS WHOSE TOLL FEES ARE PAID THROUGH THE 9 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES (RFID) OR 10 SIMILAR SYSTEMS and public railways, including light Rail Transit 11 (LRT), Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Philippine National Railways 12 (PNR). 13 IN THE AVAILMENT OF THIS PRIVILEGE, THE VEHICLE MUST 14 BE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE PWD. 15 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS vehicles (AUVs), shuttle services, SKYWAYS AND THE