Discount for PWDs on Basic Commodities

Basic Necessities include essential food items and household commodities such as rice, corn, bread, various meats, eggs, milk, infant formula, vegetables, coffee, sugar, cooking oil, salt, soaps, firewood, charcoal, candles, among others.
Prime Commodities cover additional items including fresh fruits, flour, processed meats and dairy not under basic necessities, noodles, onions, garlic, diapers, herbicides, animal feeds, veterinary products, paper, school supplies, building materials, batteries, and electrical supplies.
Retailers refer to natural or juridical persons selling consumer products directly to consumers like supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, and cooperative stores but exclude sari-sari stores with less than Php 100,000 capitalization.
Persons with Disability means those with physical, mental, or sensory impairments substantially limiting one or more body functions or activities. This includes those with records of impairment or regarded as having such.

Persons with disability are entitled to a 5% discount on basic necessities and prime commodities.
The maximum purchase qualifying for discount is PHP 1,300 per calendar week.
The discount applies only to items listed and for personal, exclusive consumption within the week.

To avail the discount, persons with disability must present an NCDA-issued or authorized LGU-issued ID.
The ID issuance follows NCDA Administrative Order No. 001, series 2008.
Retailers may request additional government IDs if identity is in doubt.

Persons with disability must present a purchase booklet at the point of sale.
The booklet includes the person's name, list of covered items, retailer details, purchase dates, and amounts.
LGUs are responsible for distribution of booklets.

Retailers must provide special express lanes for persons with disability or priority service where no special lanes exist.

Persons with disability cannot claim this 5% discount if they opt for higher discounts from retailers or other laws such as senior citizen benefits.

A person with disability unable to purchase personally may appoint a representative via written authorization.
The representative must present valid government ID, the disability card, and the authorization letter.
Immediate family or legal guardians acting permanently are exempt from written authorization but must be named in the booklet or ID.

The Order became effective 15 days after publication in a national newspaper following its issuance on 15 December 2008.