EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
)
)
)
•V
(0ti tf 01 ti)'.
'19 J'JL 29 All :15
SENATE
Introd uce d by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
GRANTING ADDITIONAL PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article X III Section 11 o f the 1987 Constitution states that, "The State shall
adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall
endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all
people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs o f the underprivileged
sick, elderly, disabled, women and children, x x x."
Several laws were already enacted to address the concerns of the PWDs.
Republic Act No. 7277, or the "Magna Carta for Disabled Persons" was signed on 24
March 1992. Subsequently, RA 9442 (Expanding the Benefits and Privileges o f PWDs),
RA 10070 (Establishing Institutional Mechanism to Ensure the Implementation of
Programs and Services for PWDs), RA 10524 (Expanding the Positions Reserved for
PWDs), RA 10754 (Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of PWDs), RA 11228
(Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage for PWDs) were enacted.
The number o f persons with disability (PWDs) among our populace has
increased in the recent years. According to the records o f the Philippine Statistics
Authority, "o f the 92.1 million household population in the country, 1,443 thousand
persons or 1.57 percent had disability, based on the 2010 Census of Population and