The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has joined the government’s campaign against the proliferation of fake identification cards (IDs)
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has joined the government’s campaign against the proliferation of fake identification cards of persons with disabilities through the creation of a unified ID system that can be used by the business establishments for real-time updating and ID verification.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has also launched a national crackdown against the sale and use of fake persons with disability IDs as revenue losses from this type of tax evasion scheme already reached over PHP88 billion. These fake IDs are not only sold on the streets but also through online marketplaces, making them easily accessible, according to the BIR.
Under the NCDA’s Administrative Order No. 001, Series of 2008, PWD IDs are exclusively issued to individuals with permanent disabilities caused by one or more of the following conditions: speech impairment, learning disability, intellectual disability, mental disability, visual disability, psychosocial disability, physical disability, deaf and hard-of-hearing, cancer and rare diseases.
There must be appropriate documentation confirming the medical or disability condition of a person applying for a PWD ID, Dumlao said.
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