MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR
No. 01 – 006 series 2017

TO:

All Executive Directors
All Regional Directors/OICs
All Provincial Directors/OICs
All TTI/TVI Administrators/OICs

FROM:

The Office of the Deputy Director General
Partnerships and Linkages

DATE: January 9, 2017

SUBJECT : Republic Act No. 10754 entitled “An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability”

This is to provide you the attached Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act No. 10754 entitled “An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability” which was signed last December 1, 2016.

We would like to request wide dissemination of the said Republic Act, specifically the provision stipulated in Section 7. Educational Assistance for Persons with Disabilities. This provision describes the granting of educational assistance to persons with disability (PWDs) to pursue primary, secondary, tertiary, post tertiary as well as vocational or technical education.

For your guidance and appropriate action, please.

(ORIGINAL SIGNED)
REBECCA J. CALZADO
Deputy Director General