NCDA trains 1.3K LGUs for unified digital PWD ID rollout

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The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) has trained personnel from about 1,350 of the country’s 1,642 local government units (LGUs) for ...

MANILA – The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) has trained personnel from about 1,350 of the country’s 1,642 local government units (LGUs) for the unified digital ID system for persons with disabilities (PWDs), surpassing 80 percent of its rollout target.

“Patuloy din ang pakikipag-ugnayan natin sa NCDA at sa mga natitirang LGUs para po masiguro natin na maayos ang pagpapatupad ng ating unified system (The NCDA continues to coordinate with the remaining LGUs to ensure the unified system is implemented smoothly),” NCDA spokesperson Walter Jason Alava said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on Wednesday.

Registration is currently done in person while the NCDA works on online registration.

The council will offer mobile and assisted registration in remote areas and is providing LGUs with SIM cards, laptops and signature pads to support offline registration.

First-time applicants with non-apparent disabilities need a certificate of disability from a licensed physician or specialist.

Those with apparent disabilities may present a government-issued ID or birth certificate without a disability certificate.

Holders of valid physical PWD IDs who register generally need a government-issued ID, with a new certificate required only if local officers need to review their medical documentation.

Unexpired PWD IDs issued by LGUs can still be used during the three-year transition under NCDA Administrative Order No. 1, series of 2026, Alava said.

“So, iyong QR code po ii-scan lang ng ating mga merchants and then pag-scan didiretso po iyan sa government portal ng DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development), and then makikita po na verified iyong ating persons with disability (Merchants can scan the QR code, which takes them directly to the DSWD portal to verify the ID),” Alava said.

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