Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Accomplishment Report 2nd Philippine Human Rights Plan

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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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