17 July 2017
The Person with Disability (PWD) ID basically serves as the PWD's passport to benefits and privileges. These benefits include discounts in theaters, hotels, fast food establishments, groceries, medicines, diagnostic procedures, dental services and domestic ticket fares; educational assistance; access to express lanes and even tax exemptions for people who care for and are living with PWD's.
Dylan has been diagnosed a long time ago but we never really pursued getting one. It was mostly because I thought that, as with most governmental procedures, it would just be tedious and time-consuming.
But, now, knowing all these benefits that he should be entitled to, and hearing from other parents how easy it was for them to get their kids' their PWD IDs, well I thought I should give it a shot. Here's our story.
Last September, City of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno partnered with PayMaya to enable PWD's, Senior Citizens and Solo Parents to receive their monthly financial benefits from the City thru the Paymaya app. 
