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RA 7277 (Magna Carta for Disabled Persons) Section 5

RA 7277 (Magna Carta for Disabled Persons) Section 5

Equal Opportunity for Employment.

Section 5

SEC. 5. Equal Opportunity for Employment. - No disabled person shall be denied access to opportunities for suitable employment. A qualified disabled employee shall be subject to the same terms and conditions of employment and the same compensation, privileges, benefits, fringe benefits, incentives or allowances as a qualified able bodied person. Five percent (5%) of all casual, emergency and contractual positions in the Departments of Social Welfare and Development; Health; Education, Culture and Sports; and other government agencies, offices or corporations engaged in social development shall be reserved for disabled persons.

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Other provisions in TITLE TWO - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF DISABLED PERSONSCHAPTER 1 - Employment

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CitationRA 7277 (Magna Carta for Disabled Persons) Section 5 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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