00:00It's crazy that fake PWD IDs are still permissible in the government.
00:03That's what some establishments claim because of the spread of fake PWD IDs.
00:09And according to the Department of Finance,
00:10the effect of fake PWD IDs is up to the government.
00:13Daniel Manalasta in Centro ng Balita, live.
00:16Daniel?
00:19Joshua, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means investigated the fake PWD IDs
00:26and found out that it's affecting the government's income.
00:32Where did the 500 to 2,500 pesos go?
00:36In Valenzuela City, the LGU went after some of the fake persons with disability IDs.
00:44The Senate Committee on Ways and Means found out that it means you can buy something in the area.
00:50How much is the fee per ID?
00:53The smallest one is P500.
00:56P2, P2, P5.
00:58There are people who come close, house to house.
01:02That's one.
01:04Then online, they got it.
01:06In other words, someone is selling fake PWD IDs.
01:11Yes.
01:12But they claim that it's fake.
01:14It's true.
01:15So it's like their racket.
01:17Yes.
01:18But Valenzuela LGU showed that
01:21fake PWD IDs are different from the original PWD IDs.
01:24The government claimed that the government lost a billion pesos
01:28because of the fake PWD IDs.
01:31That's according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
01:33I have experience, to be honest about it.
01:36I have friends who drink but have PWD IDs.
01:39They drink every night.
01:41They do gimmicks every night.
01:43But they have PWD IDs.
01:44P88.2 billion pesos in terms of leakage
01:47is happening in our economy.
01:52Meaning, P88 billion is supposed to go to government
01:57if they are legitimate.
01:59But they're not going to government.
02:02The P88 billion is in the form of taxes.
02:05These fake PWD IDs are really causing a lot of economic damage.
02:13The Department of Finance said that this has a bad effect.
02:17If there are many fake IDs,
02:20it can also translate to higher prices for the general consumers.
02:25Because, one, these businesses are here to make profit.
02:31And if the system is abused with these discounts,
02:34then the only way to recoup those losses is by putting a higher price.
02:40Gatchalian sees a solution.
02:42Improve the technology so that problems like this can be avoided.
02:46In Quezon City, the solution is to have a QR code.
02:50Upon scanning this QR code,
02:52we'll also verify if the ID is valid or not.
02:56As of the moment, this is one of our measures to prevent fake IDs here.
03:03And that was the latest update.
03:05Back to you, Joshua.
03:07Thank you very much, Daniel Manalastas.
