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f. The universal health grant for persons with disabilities is intended to
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supplement earlier social protection measures implemented by the
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government in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sec. 3. Definition of Terms.-
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a. Social Amelioration Program (SAP) - social protection measure intended
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to help low Income families for two months in response to the COVID-
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19 pandemic as reflected in the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. Sectors
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vulnerable to the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 related
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quarantines and lockdowns such as persons with disabilities are qualified
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for the SAP as long as they are poor.
b. Universal Disability Health Grant - cash assistance given to persons with
disabilities to assist with disability related costs.
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c. Persons with Disabilities - persons with physical, learning, visual,
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hearing, movement, and/or mental Impairments. Apart from bodily
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impairments, they can be made disabled by inaccessible built
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environments and social stigma on disability.
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d. Persons with Disability Affairs Offices (PDAOs) - offices in provincial, city,
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and municipal governments charged with all tasks connected with
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promoting the welfare and rights of persons with disabilities
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e. Persons with Disability Affairs Focal Persons - in lieu of PDAOs, persons
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in-charge of all concerns related with the welfare and rights of persons
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with disabilities in 4th, 5th, and 6th class municipalities
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f. Department of Social Welfare and Development - the agency mandated
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to plan and undertake all social welfare programs of the government
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g. National Household Targeting Office - the unit within DSWD tasked with
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building a database of poor households in the country
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h. National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Sectoral Council on Persons
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with Disabilities - the special unit in NAPC that ensures that concern of
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persons with disabilities will be part of the government's poverty
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reduction agenda
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i. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) - the agency
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mandated to strengthen the capacity of local government units to
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improve public servicedelivery.
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j. Department of Health - the agency mandated to provide accessible and
quality health care services to all Filipinos
k. Local Government Units (LGUs) - provincial, city, and/or municipal levels
of government
I. City/Municipal Social Welfare Office (C/MSWO) - social welfare arms of
LGUs focused on social protection and poverty reduction