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fied and certified by the DSWD and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) are also covered by the measure.

To qualify for the said subsidy, the beneficiary must be a holder of an authentic person with disabilities (PWD) identification card as a requirement.

The P2,000 monthly aid will be released by the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD). The aid shall also automatically cease when the child reaches 21 years of age.

Moreover, HB 6743 includes provisions to penalize persons found committing any fraudulent act or misrepresenting themselves or themselves as a parent of a CWD to be able to deceive the government into receiving the cash aid.

For first-time violators, the bill provides for a fine of not less than P25,000 but not ex- into the bloody drug war and Davao Death Squad killings in the Philippines, saying Manila’s efforts to investigate and prosecute the alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines were not satisfactory.

More than 6,000 drug suspects were killed in police operations in the country during Duterte’s term from 2016 to 2022, authorities said, citing official tallies.

Rights groups, however,