The 2013 Philippine Parallel Report on the
U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
At a glance: some facts and figures
2011 study: twice as many women than men with disabilities do not complete any grade (or level of primary education) at all, specially in rural areas (Article 6, Women with disabilities)
About 97% of children with disabilities still unreached by the public school system ... (Article 7,
Children with disabilities)
Of 213 cases from 2006-2012 involving deaf parties, only 24% have appointed court interpreters. Of 63 cases of unschooled deaf parties requiring deaf relay interpreters, 75% have no interpreters. (Article 9. Accessibility)
News items of young children who die in fires because they are chained in their homes (Article 10, Right to life)
Civil Code Chapter 2, Subsection 4: The deaf, blind, persons with psychosocial or speech impairment, who are not literate, are not allowed to be witnesses to the execution of a will (Article 12. Equal recognition before the law)
Of 126 Supreme Court cases from 2008 to mid 2012 involving persons with disablities, 68% of 22 cases are complaints on sexual violence by girls with intellectual disabilities (Article 13. Access to justice)
Involuntary detention and medication according to Rule 101 of the Philippine Rules of Court on
Proceedings for the Hospitalization of Insane Persons ,,, (Article 14. Liberty and security of the
person)
Of 243 cases filed by deaf complainants, rape cases filed by deaf women and girls outnumber all other complaints in a ratio of 10:1 (Article 16. Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse)
Use of forced medication and electroconvulsive therapy undermine the physical and mental integrity of a person …. increasing trend of cochlear implantation among deaf children in the country (Article 17. Protecting the integrity of the person)
Children with disabilities in rural or remote areas are not registered for birth certificates (Article 18. Liberty of movement and nationality)
No comprehensive State support services available for persons with disabilities with high support needs (Article 19. Living independently and being included in the community)
Only 1.9% of Children with Special Needs are in inclusive settings according to 2004-2005 data from Department of Education (Article 24. Education)
Non-implementation of Executive Order 417 or the Economic Independence policy which mandates procurement of 10% of government required services and goods from cooperatives and self help organizations of persons with disabilities (Article 27. Work and employment)
20% disability discount benefits only persons with disabilities who have money to begin with (Article 28. Social Protection)
In 2012, Philippine Mission to the United Nations in Geneva states reservation on certain disabilities in exercising their right to suffrage (Article 29. Participation in political and public life)
Department of Education expresses resistance to recognition of Filipino Sign Language in legislative hearings (Article 30. Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport)
Conflicting disability-related statistics from National Statistics Office, Departments of Education, Social Welfare and Development (Article 31. Statistics & data collection)
Commission on Human Rights with very limited awareness on persons with disabilities (Article 33. National implementation and monitoring)
Notes on budgeting and public finance
0.07%: spending for persons with disabilities as fraction of the 2012 GDP
0.002%: spending for education ...
0.001%: spending for social welfare and development...
0.007%: spending for national coordination...
59% mainstream agency spending through national budget appropriations versus 40% spending by GOCCs
Only 9% of persons with disabilities receive disability benefits / pensions from either SSS or GSIS, with strong bias towards those members who are / were working
Only 16% of poor municipalities have SPED (elementary) Centers, while only 9% have SPED (high) Schools
Philippine Coalition on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Alyansa ng may Kapansanang Pinoy
Autism Society Philippines
CALL Foundation of the Blind
Deafblind Support Philippines
Government Union for the Integration of Differently-Abled Employees
Katipunan ng mga Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas
Las Pinas Persons with Disability Federation
Leonard Cheshire Disability Philippines
Life Haven
National Organization for Visually Impaired Empowered Ladies
New Vois Association
Nova Foundation
Parents Association of Visually impaired Children
Philippine Alliance for Persons with Chronic Illness
Philippine Association for Children With Developmental and Learning Disabilities
Philippine Chamber for Massage Industry for Visually Impaired
Philippine Deaf Resource Center
Philippine Federation of the Deaf
Punlaka
Quezon City Federation of Persons With Disabilities
Tahanang Walang Hagdanan
Women with Disabilities Leap To Social and Economic Progress
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