AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS
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AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Republic Act No. 9442
April 30, 2007
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Summary of Republic Act No. 9442 (Magna Carta for Persons with Disability)Privileges and Incentives for Persons with Disability
- At least 20% discount on:
- Services in hotels, restaurants, recreation centers (Sec. 32a)
- Admission fees to theaters, cinemas, concert halls, etc. (Sec. 32b)
- Purchase of medicines in drugstores (Sec. 32c)
- Medical and dental services, diagnostic fees in government facilities (Sec. 32d)
- Medical and dental services, diagnostic fees in private hospitals (Sec. 32e)
- Domestic air and sea travel fares (Sec. 32f)
- Public railways, skyways and bus fares (Sec. 32g)
- Educational assistance through scholarships, grants, financial aids, subsidies (Sec. 32h)
- Continuance of benefits from GSIS, SSS, PAG-IBIG (Sec. 32i)
- Special discounts on basic commodities (Sec. 32j)
- Express lanes or priority in commercial and government establishments (Sec. 32k)
- Proof of entitlement: ID card, passport, NCWDP ID (Sec. 32)
- Establishments can claim discounts as tax deductions (Sec. 32)
Incentives for Caregivers of Persons with Disability
- Persons with disability treated as dependents for tax purposes (Sec. 33a)
- Realty tax holiday for 5 years for homes/communities for persons with disability (Sec. 33b)
Prohibitions and Penalties
- Prohibits public ridicule and vilification against persons with disability (Secs. 39-42)
- Penalties for violations: fines from P50,000 to P200,000 and/or imprisonment (Sec. 46a)
- Penalties for abuse of privileges: fines up to P50,000 and/or imprisonment (Sec. 46b)
- Revocation of business permits for establishments violating the law (Sec. 46)
Other Provisions
- Renames the law to "Magna Carta for Persons with Disability" (Sec. 4)
- Mandates formulation of implementing rules and regulations (Sec. 5)
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AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS
Republic Act No. 9442
•April 30, 2007
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Thirteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442             April 30, 2007
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. A new chapter, to be denominated as "Chapter 8. Other Privileges and Incentives" is hereby added to Title Two of Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta for Disabled Persons", with new Sections 32 and 33, to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 8. Other Privileges and Incentives
"SEC. 32. Persons with disability shall be entitled to the following:
(a) At least twenty percent (20%) discount from all establishments relative to the utilization of all services in hotels and similar lodging establishments; restaurants and recreation centers for the exclusive use or enjoyment of...
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