Manila, Feb. 19 -- A few days ago, police authorities apprehended six manufacturers of fake identification cards for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in separate raids. The police operations were conducted after the authorities received reports of fake PWD IDs being used to exploit businesses and illegally getting the 20 percent discount on products and services.

A few months ago, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched a crackdown on the sale and use of fake PWD IDs. The BIR has called the production and use of fake PWD IDs a form of tax evasion that had cost the government billions of pesos in revenues. The Department of Social Welfare and Development joined the government's campaign against fake PWD IDs by announcing that it wil...