DOJ backs centralized, tech-driven PWD ID system

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) is supporting a nationwide shift toward standardized, “Anti-Epal” Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards equipped with automated verification to dismantle a massive fake ID industry. Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida’s statement came after records from the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) uncovered an almost 6 million discrepancy