IRR OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442,
IRR OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442,
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise known as the
Magna Carta for Persons with Disability as Amended, and For Other Purposes’
Granting Additional Privileges and Incentives and Prohibitions on Verbal,
Non-Verbal Ridicule and Vilification Against Persons with Disability
RULE I
TITLE, PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION
Section 1. Title These Rules shall be known and cited as the Rules and Regulations
Implementing Republic Act No. 9442, an Act Amending Republic Act No. 7277,
Otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, and For Other Purposes’
Granting Additional Privileges and Incentives and Prohibitions on Verbal, Non-verbal
Ridicule and Vilification Against Persons with Disability.
Section 2. Purpose These Rules are promulgated to prescribe the procedures and
guidelines for the implementation of Republic Act No. 9442 in order to facilitate
compliance therewith and to achieve the objectives thereof.
Section 3. Construction These Rules shall be construed and applied in accordance
with and in furtherance of the policies and objectives of the law. In case of doubt, the
same shall be construed liberally and in favor of persons with disability.
RULE II
POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
Section 4. Policies and Objectives It is the objective of Republic Act No. 9442 to
provide persons with disability, the opportunity to participate fully into the mainstream of
society by granting them at least twenty percent (20%) discount in all basic services. It
is a declared policy of RA 7277 that persons with disability are part of Philippine society,
and thus the State shall give full support to the improvement of their total well being and
their integration into the mainstream of society. They have the same rights as other
people to take their proper place in society. They should be able to live freely and as
independently as possible. This must be the concern of everyone the family,
community and all government and non-government organizations. Rights of persons
with disability must never be perceived as welfare services. Prohibitions on verbal, nonverbal ridicule and vilification against persons with disability shall always be observed at
all times.
RULE III
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 5. Definition of Terms. For purposes of these Rules and Regulations, these
terms are defined as follows:
5.1. Persons with Disability are those individuals defined under Section 4 of RA
7277 An Act Providing for the Rehabilitation, Self-Development and Self-Reliance of
Persons with Disability as amended and their integration into the Mainstream of Society
and for Other Purposes’. This is defined as a person suffering from restriction or
different abilities, as a result of a mental, physical or sensory impairment, to perform an
activity in a manner or within the range considered normal for human being. Disability
shall mean (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more
psychological, physiological or anatomical function of an individual or activities of such
individual; (2) a record of such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an
impairment.
5.2. Exclusive Use or Enjoyment of Persons with Disability refers to the discount
privilege that can be availed only by persons with disability.
5.3 Establishment refers to business entities, private or public, duly authorized and
recognized by law to operate.
5.3.1 Hotel refers to the building, edifice or premises or a completely independent part
thereof, which is used for the regular reception, accommodation or lodging of travelers
and tourists and the provision of services incidental thereto for a fee.
5.4 Lodging Establishment refers to those that charge daily, weekly, monthly rates or
fees which include but not limited to the following:
5.4.1 Tourist Inn refers to lodging establishment catering to transients, which does not
meet the minimum requirement of an economy hotel.
5.4.2 Apartel refers to building or edifice containing several independent and furnished
or semi-furnished apartments, regularly leased to tourists and travelers for dwelling on a
more or less long-term basis and offering basic services to its tenants, similar to hotels.