Institutional Mechanism for PWD Programs

A PDAO must be created in every province, city, and municipality.
The local chief executive appoints a PWD affairs officer to manage the PDAO.
Priority for appointments must be given to qualified PWDs.
Core functions include policy formulation, coordination, representation, data gathering, information dissemination, program implementation, ensuring funding, monitoring fundraising, seeking donations, and other duties necessary for PWD welfare promotion.

Fourth, fifth, and sixth class municipalities may appoint a focal person instead of establishing a PDAO due to budget constraints.
The focal person assumes the functions of the PDAO.
Priority in appointment goes to a PWD with relevant service experience.
The establishment or appointment must be coordinated with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), NGOs, and POs.

The term "Disabled Persons" in the original law is amended to "Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)" to reflect respectful and current terminology.

Within three years of the Act's effectivity, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in consultation with NCDA and NGOs, shall review the implementation and recommend whether the establishment of PDAO in smaller municipalities should be mandated.

The national government, through the DSWD, must ensure annual budgets include funding for PWD programs.
LGUs must allocate funds from local revenues to implement the Act's provisions within their jurisdictions.

All laws, decrees, executive orders, and rules inconsistent with this Act are repealed or modified accordingly.

If any provision is declared unconstitutional, it does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

The Act takes effect 15 days after publication in two newspapers of general circulation or in the Official Gazette, whichever occurs first.