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ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT ON THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (2013-2015)
2.1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the eighth treaty signed by the Government of the Republic
of the Philippines on September 25, 2007. The country’s ratification of the treaty on April 15, 2008 and entry into force on May 3, 2008
mandates the government to be the primary duty bearer for the promotion and protection of human rights of persons with disabilities (PWD)
through legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures.
This report contains discussions on the achievements, hindering factors, lessons learned and concerns on the four (4) thematic objectives
with six (6) strategic indicators. With respect to Thematic Objective No. 1 or the harmonization of national and local legislations three (3) laws
were passed by Congress amending section 5 of Republic Act 7277 or the Magna Carta of Persons with Disabilities on the employment of
persons with disabilities from 5% contractual, emergency and casual positions of DSWD, DepEd, DOH and other corporation engaged in social
development to 1 percent of all positions in the government regardless of nature of appointment and encouraging the private sector to also
employ 1% for every company with 100 employees, creation of accessible polling place for persons with disabilities and senior citizen voters
and amendment to intellectual property act providing permission to institutions, individuals to reproduce information materials into alternative
format accessible to persons with disabilities for as long as it is for non-commercial purposes and for educational and scientific use. As to
disability data collection, the Department of Health – Persons with Disability (DOH-PWD) Registry is already fully developed and is being
rolled out to the different local government units in the country and is set to generate reliable source of data for those already given the privilege
discount ID. On the participation of persons with disabilities in policy decision making process, there are about 138 Persons with Disability
Affairs Office (PDAO) established at different local units. PDAO serves as an institutional mechanism to address the concerns of persons with
disabilities to participate in any decision making that may affect them at the community level.
The second Thematic Objective focuses on the mainstreaming of human rights standards in infrastructure development to enhance
accessibility of PWDs to physical environment, taking into consideration cultural adaptability. The National Council on Disability Affairs has
expanded the non-handicapping environment from a previous 2 rural areas of municipalities of New Lucena, Iloilo and Opol, Misamis Oriental
in 2008-2012 to additional seven (7) local government units with four (4) municipalities, two (2) cities and one (1) province from 2013 – present
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namely Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon, Laguindingan in Misamis Oriental, Guimbal, Iloilo, Puerto Princessa City, Palawan, Alloran, Misamis
Occicental, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte and the province of Misamis Oriental, promoting the use of indigenous materials to make the physical
environment accessible to persons with disabilities. In addition, NCDA has formed access audit teams at the regional level to monitor the
implementation of Batas Pambansa Blg 344 with the Department of Public Works and Highways as lead agency and chair of the Access Audit
Monitoring Team has organized municipal and city access monitoring team in all regions of the country.
The third Thematic Objective on the promotion of UN-CRPD and the Philippine Human Rights Plan through the use of mass media to
create awareness in all branches of government. The National Council on Disability Affairs has conducted media forums in various provinces
namely forum on accessible voting, community based rehabilitation congress, regional committee on disability affairs’ press conference in
Davao City and media forum on accessible tourism in eight (8) regions of the country namely NCR (Manila), VII (Cebu and Bohol), XI
(Davao), I (La Union), IV-B (Puerto Princessa, Palawan), CAR (Baguio City, VI (Iloilo City and Boracay), XII (General Santos). The
Department of Tourism is the lead agency in this activity requiring hotel establishments to have accessible accommodation to persons with
disabilities)
On the other hand, Thematic Objective four (4,) NCDA has sensitize three hundred (360) prosecutors and public attorneys combined in six (6)
regions namely NCR, V, VI, VII, X and 11 to enable them to effectively assist persons with disabilities to have access to justice. Also, some
fifty (50) focal persons on disaster risk reduction and management were trained on disability inclusive risk reduction and management. These
include the provinces of Rizal and Guimaras. All of these trainings emphasizes the Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA). In addition, the
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) accepted the recommendation of NCDA to make the accessibility law implementation
one of the criterion in the Seal of Good Governance (SOLG) by the local government
A. Profile of the Agency
Article XIII Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution states that a special agency for the rehabilitation, self-development, self-reliance and
integration of persons with disabilities into mainstream society shall be established. Executive Order (E.O.) 232 (July 22, 1987) amended
Presidential Decree 1509 (June 11 1978) reorganizing the National Commission Concerning Disabled Persons (NCCDP) into the National
Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP). Initially attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, NCWDP was
transferred to the Office of the President by Executive Order No. 676 (October 25, 2007) and then reorganized into the National Council on
Disability Affairs (NCDA) by E.O. 709. NCDA by virtue of its charter enshrined under E.O. No. 709 issued on February 26, 2008, formulates
policies, coordinates and monitors programs and projects for PWDs. In an effort to streamline government services and provide efficient and
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effective service to the sector with disability, E.O. No. 33 was issued on April 5, 2011 which retains the organization of the Council but transfers
its attachment to the umbrella of DSWD from the Office of the President.
B. Brief Background on the Report’s Content
The content of this report was based on various consultations with stakeholders. Most of consultations were done at the regional level
with the representation of organizations of persons with disabilities. Other sources are from written report of national government agencies and
members of NCDA Board covering the period of implementation 2013-2015.
The content was summarized in the foregoing executive summary for easy reading.
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CONSULTATION WORKSHOP TEMPLATE
Name of Agency/Agencies: National Council on Disability Affairs
Thematic Objective No. 1: To harmonize national and local legislations including administrative orders, policies and guidelines with the UN-CRPD for the
creation of an inclusive, barrier-free and a rights-based environment
Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5) National/ local legislations with corresponding implementing rules and regulations compliant to specific and comprehensive standards.
Refiling of bills from previous Congress and continue lobbying through meetings with principal sponsors of the bills
Amendment of: Republic Act No. 10524,
titled “An act expanding the positions reserved for persons with disability, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, otherwise known as the Magna Carta For Persons With Disability” passed into law on 23 April 2013
Republic Act No. 10366, titled “An act authorizing the
The laws still need strong advocacy for implementation
IRR of RA 10524 is still not finalized
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Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5) Collection statistical data and analysis on disability and mapping of local legislations that affect persons with disabilities
Baseline data/situationer on persons with disabilities completed/established, disaggregated into age
Commission on Elections to establish precincts assigned to accessible polling places exclusively for persons with disabilities and senior citizens” passed into law on 15 February 2013.
Republic Act No. 10372,
titled “An act amending certain provisions of Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, and for other purposes,” passed into law on 28 February 2013
Department of Health - Philippine Registry for Persons with Disabilities
Access to the DOH registry is still difficult due to the following reasons:
1. Connectivity 2. Hardware and
Training for the offline version of the system is ongoing Modification of the registry
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Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5)
sex, income, type of disability, place of origin, others. Inventory of laws for PWDs
(System operationalized)
(Estimated 30,000 persons with disabilities Identification card issued and registered)
DSWD National Household Targeting System-Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR)
(Persons with disabilities are already included in the survey)
Collection of local legislations on disability
(One (1) compendium on local legislations on administrative structures of persons with disabilities)
peopleware availability in the LGU for the registry
3. Registry form needs revision to adapt to the new requirement of the registry
Only the household with member with disabilities is identified, not the persons with disabilities Difficulty in collecting local legislations due to non-awareness of focal persons on disability legislative agenda
system and form to conform to the new requirements DSWD is conducting the second round of data collection of the NHTSPR and intends to identify persons with disabilities Establish linkages with the different Sanggunian secretaries through DILG
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Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5)
Persons with disabilities and their organizations are included in the national/local disability policy decision-making process, with emphasis on mainstreamed gender initiatives, their participation to organized associations, and their identity as a person or as a group.
Disabled people’s organizations, women with disabilities organized and functional, participated in decision making
Organized disabled persons group in all the regions of the country in partnership with DSWD About two hundred (200)
organizations of persons with disabilities are functional with ongoing advocacy activities
About 200 women with
disabilities have been trained in leadership and personality development covering the areas of Regions II, CAR, VII, and XI to ensure their advocacy and participation in the community
Sustainability of the organizations is a major challenge due to inadequate support of the local government units
More advocacy in mainstreaming gender agenda at the local government units.
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Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5) An increase of 50% in the
number of cooperatives of persons with disabilities
National cooperatives:
Manila, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Zamboanga, Iloilo, Davao, Cotabato, Cebu
Additional: Tolosa Cooperatives of
Persons with Disabilities; Asingan Cooperatives of Persons with Disabilities; Tunga Cooperatives of Persons with Disabilities; Leyte Federation of Physically disabled Persons of Leyte; Leyte These Abled Person Producers Cooperative
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Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5)
About 76% of the regions have regional federation of persons with disabilities (CAR, I, II, III, V, VI,VII, IX, X, XI, XII, CARAGA, NCR)
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CONSULTATION WORKSHOP TEMPLATE
Name of Agency/Agencies: National Council on Disability Affairs
Thematic Objective 2: To mainstream human rights standard in infrastructure development to enhance accessibility of the PWDs to physical environment,
taking into consideration cultural adaptability
Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5)
Government structures and utilities are designed, constructed, audited and retrofitted in strict compliance with the provisions of the Accessibility Law incorporating and promoting Universal/ Inclusive Design
40-50 percent of
structures/facilities in
highly urbanized areas
retrofitted:
government/private
schools;
government/private
offices, banks,
churches, hotels, malls,
supermarkets, parks,
street sidewalks and
others complied with
universal/inclusive
designs;
Non-Handicapping Environment - LGUs ensuring
implementation of the Accessibility Law in its respective jurisdiction; Orientations conducted for Local Building Officials and PWD Organizations on accessibility monitoring; LGUs compliant with CRPD Standard
Expansion to additional
regions in Visayas and
Mindanao
Inadequate resources to
implement infrastructure
involved at the LGU levels
Expansion to 17 regions
from 20-13-2016
Advocacy campaign by
DILG for LGU
compliance to
accessibility law
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Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5)
Land Transportation in
NCR, Cebu and Iloilo
City for persons with
disabilities are
safe/accessible/available
As to date based on the
SGLG report 254 of the
city and municipal
buildings are accessible
which is 20% increase in
1,291 compliant accessible
buildings reported by
DPWH in 2010
At present the land
transportation such as
taxis, buses, jeepneys,
LRTs and MRT, PNR are
all safe for persons with
disabilities. Only LRT,
MRT and PNR have
facilities for accessibility.
In Metro Cebu, taxis and
jeepneys are being
monitored by persons with
disabilities themselves
through a task force
organized by the city.
While in Iloilo, there is a
It is difficult to implement
accessible transportation
for persons with
disabilities due to high
cost of budgetary
requirement in operating a
transportation facility.
There is a need for
government to provide
incentives to transportation
operators for the
acquisition of new
accessible vehicles.
Lobby for government
incentives is necessary to
encourage private
investment in this area
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Strategic Treaty Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/ Assessment whether
targets are met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or Recommended Next Steps
(5)
need for a strong group of
persons with disabilities to
lobby for accessible land
transportation facilities.
On the other hand, NCR
jeepneys and buses are not
accessible to persons with
disabilities
Only 17% of LGUs passed
the SGLG criterion
compliance to the
accessibility law
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CONSULTATION WORKSHOP TEMPLATE
Name of Agency/Agencies: National Council on Disability Affairs
Thematic Objective 3: To popularize UN-CRPD using traditional and non-traditional mass media to encourage accountability in the Executive, Legislative
and Judicial branches of government, as well as to inform persons with disabilities and the general public about NHRAPP, especially on how persons with
disabilities can participate and benefit from it
Strategic Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/
Assessment whether
targets are
met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or
Recommended Next Steps
(5)
Coordination committees
are established and
strengthened. Their
mechanisms are developed
with coordinated
implementation and
participation of the multi-
media, information
officers of the national and
local agencies including
persons with disabilities
and their organizations
NCDA prepared
implementation/
accomplishment reports of
CRPD to the United Nations
1 Report submitted to the
concerned agency for
submission to the UN
Reporting the UN should
be undertaken by the
concerned agency in
partnership with DFA to
facilitate submission.
Preparation for the
submission of report
should be done early
quarters of the year to give
time for consolidation and
analysis. NCDA will
establish a technical
working group to
undertake collection of
data.
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Strategic Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Lessons learned/
Assessment whether
targets are
met/Challenges/Hindering
Factors
(4)
Areas for improvement or
Recommended Next Steps
(5)
Local committees on
disability established
About 138 local
committees on disability
were established to
coordinate disability
agenda in line with the
convention on the rights of
persons with disabilities.
NCDA needs to strengthen
its campaign by engaging
more local government
units to fund disabilities
activities, projects and
programs.
Existence of several
languages/dialects in the
country
Disability as understood in
the different communities
in the country
NCDA is expanding the
non-handicapping
environment to include
strengthening of advocacy
component.
Translate into Filipino
Sign Language
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CONSULTATION WORKSHOP TEMPLATE
Name of Agency/Agencies: National Council on Disability Affairs
Thematic Objective 4: To sensitize and enhance the positive perceptions and acceptance of communities to PWDs by conducting sensitivity
training, correct use of language, value information, and re-direction of attitudes for duty-bearers and claimholders
Strategic Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Assessment whether targets are
met/Challenges/Hindering Factors
(4)
Recommended Next Steps
(5) Capacity building for duty bearers/ claimholders on HRBA to draw attention to and promote a better understanding of disability
Claimholders are part of the training team and are able to communicate issues/concerns to LGUs for the latter’s consideration into its Work and Financial Plans
Sensitivity trainings for PAO lawyers and prosecutors from regions NCR, III, V, VI, VII, X, and XI - Access to justice for persons with disabilities (60 prosecutors per region or 420 covering 7regions) Sensitivity training for Department of Trade and Industry personnel Training of Airline front liners on how to assist passengers with disabilities (PAL and Cebu Pacific)
Disability agenda needs to be mainstreamed in all activities of society since disability is a cross cutting issue
NCDA is preparing modules for training of trainers on disability inclusive disaster risk reduction, accessibility of physical environment and community-based rehabilitation program
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Strategic Indicator
(1)
Medium Targets
(2)
Accomplishment
(3)
Assessment whether targets are
met/Challenges/Hindering Factors
(4)
Recommended Next Steps
(5) National Disability Summit (NDS) is institutionalized and conducted every two years as avenue to discuss issues and concerns and to present challenges
Training of government web administrators, designers, and content providers for web accessibility of government sites - Thirty (30) web designers Inclusion of BP 344 to the
Seal of Good Governance
of the DILG for LGU
compliance
Disability Inclusive
Disaster Risk Reduction
Training Regions IV-A,
and VI,
NCDA is consultation
with the regional
committee on disability
affairs as a strategy on a
regular basis
Consultations should not always be conducted in a very short of time because issues and concerns gather are almost the same. There should be more time for implementation and resolving issues.
Consultations should be planned to gather only strategic information requiring resolution of a difficult issue on disability and to achieve this there is a need to capacitate all stakeholders to quality planning and strategies hence, NCDA is designing capacity building programs for all of its stakeholders.
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