{"id":235515,"date":"2019-10-22T21:04:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T01:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=235515"},"modified":"2019-10-22T21:04:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T01:04:43","slug":"solon-urges-probe-on-pwd-card-for-sale-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/22\/solon-urges-probe-on-pwd-card-for-sale-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Solon urges probe on \u2018PWD card for sale\u2019 scam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yap said he saw a family of six, with the four children, all teenagers, each showing a PWD ID upon paying the bill, even though they do not seem to have any disabilities. (Pixabay Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Eric Go Yap on Tuesday urged Congress to investigate the sale of identification cards for a person with disabilities (PWDs) to \u201cunethical\u201d individuals who want to enjoy discounts and privileges reserved for PWDs.<\/p>\n

In a news forum, Yap said he filed House Resolution 45 after receiving reports of persons faking their disabilities to get a PWD ID, as well as fixers offering the ID for sale to interested parties.<\/p>\n

He said those who fake their disabilities or those who buy the IDs from fixers are mostly moneyed individuals.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker said he called for the investigation after personally encountering the practice while he was dining at a restaurant in Manila.<\/p>\n

Yap said he saw a family of six, with the four children, all teenagers, each showing a PWD ID upon paying the bill, even though they do not seem to have any disabilities.<\/p>\n

Suspecting fraud, the lawmaker said he asked someone who does not have any disability but has money to get a PWD ID.<\/p>\n

When the person managed to obtain the ID, he enlisted the help of 15 other individuals to get their own PWD IDs in different parts of Metro Manila, which they also obtained.<\/p>\n

He showed to media the PWD IDs that were obtained by the individuals, including the booklets that go with the issuance of the ID.<\/p>\n

“Itong<\/em>\u00a0fake PWD ID\u00a0kumakalat na ito, nilalako na ito<\/em>\u00a0(The fake PWD ID is becoming widespread, it is already being sold),\u201d Yap said.<\/p>\n

He said based on reports he gathered, the price of fake PWD IDs ranges between PHP1,000 to PHP3,000.<\/p>\n

He has also received reports that the fake PWD IDs are used to book airline tickets, both for international and domestic flights.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung wala tayong gagawin na aksyon, di ba iyong<\/em>\u00a0polio\u00a0nga kumakalat nagkakaroon ng<\/em>\u00a0outbreak,\u00a0magkakaroon na rin po ng<\/em>\u00a0outbreak\u00a0nito<\/em>\u00a0(fake PWD IDs)\u00a0kasi nilalako na ho. Kung sino-sino ang nakakapaglako<\/em>\u00a0(If we do not act, like polio, there will soon be an outbreak on this because it is already being sold. It is already being sold and bought by anybody),\u201d Yap said.<\/p>\n

Besides urging Congress to look into the issue, he also called on municipal and city mayors to look into these cases as huge amounts of money are being drained from their coffers due to the illegal practice.<\/p>\n

Yap even called on restaurant owners and their crew to confront suspicious-looking individuals who have PWD IDs.<\/p>\n

He asked them to take photos of these individuals and post them on social media so that others will be discouraged to do the same practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cKailangan natin ng<\/em>\u00a0shame campaign.\u00a0Ang mga gumagawa nito may pera. Mahihiya ho sila kung tayo ilalabas natin ito, ikakalat natin ito<\/em>\u00a0(We need a shame campaign. Those who do this have money. They will be ashamed if we post and share this),\u201d Yap said.<\/p>\n

“Maliwanag na pagnanakaw na sa gobyerno ito. Hindi katanggap-tanggap ito. Gagamit kayo ng pekeng<\/em>\u00a0PWD,\u00a0pepekein niyo yung isang libo, yung tunay na<\/em>\u00a0PWD\u00a0hindi makakuha, hirap na hirap sa<\/em>\u00a0requirements (This is a clear case of defrauding the government. This is unacceptable. You use a fake PWD ID for one thousand pesos, yet a true PWD cannot obtain one because of difficulties in getting the requirements),” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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