2.  LEGAL BASES
Executive Order No. 33 (2011) – Transferring the National
Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) from the Office of the
President (OP) to the Department of Social Welfare and
Development
Executive Order No. 709 (2008) - Redefining the Functions
and Organizational Structure of the National Council for
the Welfare of Disabled Persons which is renamed as the
National Council on Disability Affairs and Attached to the
Office of the President, and Amending for the Purpose
Executive Order 676 (2007) and Executive Order 232
(1987)

3.  ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Office of the Chairperson
Office of the Executive Director
Finance and
Administrative
Division
Programs
Management
Division
Information,
Education and
Communication
Division
Technical
Cooperation
Division

4.  Powers and Functions
To formulate policies and propose legislations concerning
the rights and well being of persons with disabilities, and
lead in the implementation of programs and services
concerning the same
To conduct consultative meetings and prepare symposia
with all stakeholders, and undertake program evaluation
and monitoring to ensure that comprehensive, relevant
and timely programs and services are adequate accessible
to persons with disabilities

5.  Powers and Functions
To conduct researches and studies relevant to formulated
policies to promote and enhance at all levels the rights of
persons with disabilities
To establish, develop and maintain a data bank on
disability in partnership with concerned government
agencies and non-government organizations and
strengthen the referral services to ensure availability of
data to stakeholders and services to PWDs including
provision of assistive devices

6.  Powers and Functions
To establish and maintain linkages and networking with
local and international organizations, including
organizations of and for PWDs to generate resources and
to maximize utilization of existing resources and for
purposes of convergence
To serve as the national working body to promote and
monitor implementation of national laws and
international commitments

7.  Composition
Governing Board
o Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
o Department of Health (DOH)
o Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
o Department of Education
o Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
o Department of Trade and industry (DTI)
o Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
o Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)
o Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
o Department of Justice (DOJ)
o Philippine Information Agency (PIA)
o Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

8.  Composition
Governing Board
o Six (6) private individuals, including
Two (2) representatives from non government organizations
with national network on persons with disabilities
Two (2) persons with disabilities representing legitimate
organizations of persons with disabilities
Two (2) representatives from civic groups and cause-oriented
organizations concerned with the welfare of persons with
disabilities
o All six (6) shall be appointed by the President upon the
favorable recommendation of the Chairperson
o The Secretary of the DSWD shall be the ex-officio
Chairperson of the Council (EO 33)

9.  Composition
Executive Committee & Sub-Committees
o The Executive Committee is composed of the eight (8) Sub-
Committee Chairpersons and a person with a disability who is a
regular member of the Board chosen by the Chairperson.
o The Executive Committee resolves policy issues or program
recommendations before presentation to the Board.
o The Executive Committee is chaired by the Board Chairperson.

10.  Composition
Sub-Committees
o Sub-Committee on Accessibility on Built Environment and
Transportation – chaired by the DPWH
o Sub-Committee on Training, Employment and Livelihood – DOLE
o Sub-Committee on Auxiliary Social Services – DSWD
o Sub-Committee on Health – DOH
o Sub-Committee on Information, Communications and Technology
– DOTC
o Sub-Committee on Advocacy – PIA
o Sub-Committee on Education – DepEd
o Sub-Committee on International Disability Network – DFA

11.  Composition
Secretariat
o The Board shall have a Secretariat which will provide the
machinery to coordinate functions, organize services, monitor
policies and plans and evaluate the implementation of programs
and services for persons with disabilities as may be required by
the Board in the exercise of its functions.
o The Secretariat shall be headed by an Executive Director, who
shall be appointed by the Chairperson upon the favorable
recommendation of the Board. The Chairperson shall also
appoint the other officers and staff of the Secretariat upon the
favorable recommendation of the Board.

12.  Composition
Secretariat
o The main Divisions of the Secretariat
Office of the Executive Director (OED)
Finance and Administrative Division (FAD)
Programs Management Division (PMD)
Information, Education and Communication Division (IECD)
Technical Cooperation Division (TCD)

13.  Composition
oOffice of the Executive Director (OED)
Provides the over-all direction, supervision and
coordination to all the Divisions of the Council (Secretariat)
oFinance and Administrative Division (FAD)
Plans, directs, coordinates, controls and provides various
administrative and financial services for the Council
o Programs Management Division (PMD)
Plans, develops (including pilot-testing), monitors and
evaluates programs and projects relevant to disability

14.  Composition
oInformation, Education and Communication Division
(IECD)
Plans, develops, implements and evaluates various
information, education, and communication programs in
support of the Council’s programs and projects including
those of its partner-agencies
oTechnical Cooperation Division (TCD)
Plans, establishes, maintains and evaluates linkages and
networking and resource exchange with international
bodies; takes charge of the Council’s website

15.  Thrusts and Directions for 2012
oProvides technical assistance and capacity building
activities to duty bearers and claimholders in the
implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of
PWDs and other domestic laws using the human-rights
based approach
oDevelops and undertakes ICT activities to establish an
information system that will enable PWDs to have access
to information

16.  Thrusts and Directions for 2012
oMonitors and assesses the implementation of the national
and international mandates on disability like the UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD) and National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP)
Republic Act No. 9442, 1% budgetary allocation for PWDs
and Older Persons as per the General Appropriation Act
(GAA), etc.

17.  Thrusts and Directions for 2012
oPromotes the institutionalization of Community-Based
Rehabilitation (CBR) and Non-Handicapping Environment
(NHE)
oStrengthens database on disability for policy formulation
and program development
oSets-up livelihood projects and distribute assistive devices
in partnership with concerned GOs, NGOs and POs

18.  Thrusts and Directions for 2012
oUndertakes research as basis for enhancement of policies
to address the emerging needs of PWDs
oCapacitates NCDA personnel thru attendance to local and
international conferences, trainings and other forms of
human resource development to effectively represent the
agency in all its commitments
oAcquires new technology equipment and facilities to
enhance program development of the agency

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