NCDA is created by virtue of E.O. 709 under the Office of the President and by virtue E.O. 33 attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.  The NCDA is mandated to be the government policy-making, planning, monitoring, coordinating and advocating for the prevention of the causes of disability, rehabilitation and equalization of opportunities in the concept of rights-based society for persons with disabilities and lead in the implementation of programs and projects.