Section 15. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) shall; 15.1 Enforce Section 4 of Rule II in the IRR of RA 7277 15.1.a. Private entities that employ PWDs who meet the required skills or qualifications either as a regular employee, apprentice or learners shall be entitled to an additional deduction from their gross income equivalent to twenty five percent (25%) of the total amount paid as salaries and wages to PWDs; and 15.1.b. Private entities that improve of modify their physical facilities in order to provide reasonable accommodation for PWDs shall be entitled to an additional deduction from their net income, equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of direct cost of the improvements or modifications. This Section, however, does not apply to improvements or modifications of facilities required under B.P Blg. 344. 15.2 In partnership with DOLE, NCDA, DOH, and National Anti-Poverty Commission – Persons with Disability Sectoral Council (NAPC-PWDSC) develop and adopt a simplified system for providing tax incentives to encourage Private Corporation to employ PWDs. Section 16. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall; 16.1 Develop an award system and regularly publish the private corporations which employ PWDs, to encourage active participation of the private sector in promoting the welfare of and ensure gainful employment for qualified PWDs; 16.2 Through the Phil-Job.net, publish job vacancies for PWDs, develop and maintain a registry of qualified PWDs; 16.3 Develop and implement competency based training programs that will enable the PWDs to compete on an equal basis with others for employment, assess and certify PWD as to their skills competency and qualification; 16.4 Assist the workers with occupational disability through rehabilitation services to enable their return to employment; 16.5 In coordination with the Local Government Units (LGUs), Private Corporations and Public Employment Service Office (PESO), facilitate access of PWDs to employment opportunities through the conduct of job fairs, career guidance, job coaching and other employment facilitation services. Express lanes and DOLE focal person to assist PWD applicants shall be made available during job fairs; 16.6 Monitor the status of implementation in private corporations, issue certification to private corporations employing PWDs in accordance with section 8 of RA 7277, maintain a databank of PWDs employed in the private sector, submit annual reports to NCDA on employed PWDs and employers hiring PWDs on or before the 15th of January; 16.7 At the national level, convene quarterly meetings of the Sub-Committee on Training, Employment and Livelihood to assess progress of the implementation of RA 10524; 16.8 Implement and sustain awareness raising campaign for the employment of the PWDs and advocate to private establishments which employ PWDs to submit annual report to its Regional Office where the establishments is located; and 16.9 In partnership with DSWD, non-government organizations and people’s organization with concerns on PWDs, develop a Transition to Work Program, a comprehensive design to facilitate the employment of qualified PWDs. Section 17. The Department of Health (DOH) shall; 17.1 Through its regional hospitals, medical centers, and specialty hospitals, issue certification duly signed by licensed government physician for non-obvious disabilities such as psychosocial, learning, mental/intellectual, visual and hearing disabilities. Section 18. The Governance Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations (GCG) shall; 18.1 Monitor compliance of government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) under its jurisdiction to the provision on 1% employment of PWDs; and 18.2 Submit annual report to NCDA as to the compliance of covered GOCCs to this IRR every 15th of January of the following year. Section 19. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall; 19.1 Issue Memo Circular for compliance of local government units; 19.2 Conduct information dissemination of this rules and regulations through its Regional Offices; and 19.3 Submit annual report to NCDA on the compliance of LGUs to the 1% employment provision every 15th of January of the following year. Section 20. The Local Government Units (LGUs) shall;

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