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Pertinent Laws and Issuances on the Welfare of PWDs
RA 7277: Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
RA 6759: An Act Declaring August One of Each Year as White Cane Safety Day in the Philippines and for Other Purposes
BP 344: An Act to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled Persons by Requiring Certain Buildings, Institutions Establishments and Public Utilities to Install Facilities and Other Devices
Implementing Rules and Regulations as Amended of BP 344 (Accessibility Law) 4
Proclamation No. 125: Proclaiming the Nationwide Observance in the Philippines of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled persons, 1993-2002
Civil Service Commission Memo Circular No. 23, s. 1999: Employment of Qualified PWDs
Supreme Court
Rule on Examination of a Child Witness
Rule on Juveniles in Conflict with the Law
Supreme Court Rulings and Issuances: o A.M. No. 03-05-01-SC: Adopting the New Code of conduct for the Philippine Judiciary (Canon 5)
o Benchbook for Trial Court Judges (p 5-8)
o Circular No. 46-95: Accessibility of Courtrooms to Disabled Persons
o Memorandum Order No. 59-2004: Authorizing the Court Administrator to Act on and Approve Requests of Lower Courts for the Hiring of Sign Language Interpreters
o Amended Revised Administrative Circular No. 50-2001: Establishing the Merit Selection and Promotion Plan for the Lower Courts [ IV (1); VI(1)(6)]
o Administrative Circular No. 37-2001A: Establishing the Supreme Court Merit Selection and Promotion Plan [ IV (1); VI(1)(b)]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
Internal Memoranda:
o Disseminating CSC MC No. 23, s. 1999 relative to the hiring of PWDs
o Designating Focal Persons to the Regional Committees for the Welfare of Disabled Persons
o Directing All Regional Directors/Project Managers to Implement the Accessibility Law (BP 344) and its Amended Implementing rules and Regulations
Commission on Elections:
o Resolution No. 6667, 15 March 2004 (Sec. 31)
o Resolution No. 2971, 12 January 1998 (Sec. 30)
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