DOJ alarmed by 6-million gap between registered PWDs and PWD ID users
The Department of Justice is alarmed by fake PWD (person with disability) IDs, citing about 2.8 million registered PWDs against some 8.5 million people using the IDs, a gap of about 6 million, The Manila Times and GMA News reported. Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida called it "very alarming." The DOJ said businesses must grant the discount but may verify an ID later, and fake ID users may face falsification and estafa charges.
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