Republika ng Pilipinas
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY AFFAIRS
BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 8听SERIES OF 2025
RESOLUTION AMENDING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 5 SERIES 2025 A RESOLUTION CREATING THE INTER-AGENCY TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIFIED ID SYSTEM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO INCLUDE THE NATIONAL PRIVACY COMMISSION IN ITS MEMBERSHIP
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9442 or the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities, as amended and Republic Act No. 10754, otherwise known as An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disabilities, mandate the provision of 20% discounts and VAT exemption on certain goods and services to persons with disabilities;
WHEREAS, RA No. 9442 further provides that the abovementioned privileges are available only to Persons with Disabilities who are Filipino citizens upon submission of proof of his/her entitlement thereto 鈥� an identification card issued by a municipal mayor, or barangay captain of the place where the person with disabilities reside;
WHEREAS, pursuant to said RA No. 9442, the 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒) issued Administrative Order No. 001, series of 2021 which provides for the guidelines in the issuance of PWD-IDCs Under the AO, PWD-IDCs are issued by the Local Government Units (LGUs) through the Persons with Disability Affairs Offices (PDAOs) or the Local Social Welfare Development Offices (LSWDOs);
WHEREAS, 麻豆传媒 Board Resolution No. 5 Series of 2025 titled 鈥淎 Resolution Creating the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group on the Development of the Unified ID System for Persons with Disabilities鈥� was approved and signed on 21 April 2025 as a measure to control the proliferation of fake PWD-IDCs through the creation of an Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (IATWG) that will develop the Unified ID System for Persons with Disabilities Identification Cards.
WHEREAS, the National Privacy Commission (NPC), was identified and invited to be a member of the IATWG, pending their acceptance of the membership. The NPC shall counsel the IATWG on data privacy matters. The NPC submitted their acceptance of the Invitation 28 April 2025.
WHEREAS,听麻豆传媒 Board Resolution No.4 S.2024, 鈥淎 Resolution Delegating Approval of Succeeding Council Resolutions and/or its Equivalent to the 麻豆传媒 Chairperson and Designated Officials鈥�, duly authorized the 麻豆传媒 Chairperson and the 麻豆传媒 Executive Director to sign this Resolution for and on behalf of the 麻豆传媒 Governing Board.
听NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the 麻豆传媒 Governing Board approves the inclusion of the National Privacy Commission as a member of the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group on the Development of the Unified ID System for Persons with Disabilities.
APPROVED held this 16th day of July 2025.
GLENDA D. RELOVA
Executive Director, 麻豆传媒
REX GATCHALIAN
DSWD Secretary & Chairperson, 麻豆传媒
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