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Table 3

Other issues

Quote ID	Illustrative quote
P5	“For example, when I’m in the persons with disabilities line at the grocery, people look at me. But just because a disability isn’t visible doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
P6	“No, I don’t experience discrimination because my disability is apparent. But there are instances wherein my friends are discriminated against.”
P7	“None [when asked about discrimination] since mine is apparent. Whether I use my ID or not, there are still times when I get that look.”
P6	“Especially when job searching persons with disabilities are sometimes not allowed to apply or even enter the building.” “In the LRT (light rail transit), she [referring to her friend] requested for a wheelchair because she needed to walk far to transfer to MRT (metro rail transit) but they said there were no available wheelchairs.”
HCW1	“No proper means of verification of disability. Even for benign condition [ …]has been given persons with disabilities card”
HCW4	“Sometimes if there’s a medical certificate, the LGU does not verify anymore which can lead to it being abused. Another problem is it differs per LGU. I can issue you a med cert but it’s the final call of the health officer if you’re really qualified. But sometimes the health officers don’t evaluate the patients and just rely on the medical certificate given by the primary doctor.”
HCW5	“Actual persons with disabilities came to me asking me if I have contacts at city hall because they are persons with disabilities and they cannot get an ID. They don’t have time to get a card, they’re disabled and they will have to be transported to get a persons with disabilities card. There are not enough mechanisms for persons with disabilities to get benefits…That’s why it was abused during the pandemic, right? A driver went to a restaurant and took out food for 8 people, then suddenly produced 8 persons with disabilities IDs—all one family, siblings, and parents.”

Quote ID	Illustrative quote
P5	“For example, when I’m in the persons with disabilities line at the grocery, people look at me. But just because a disability isn’t visible doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
P6	“No, I don’t experience discrimination because my disability is apparent. But there are instances wherein my friends are discriminated against.”
P7	“None [when asked about discrimination] since mine is apparent. Whether I use my ID or not, there are still times when I get that look.”
P6	“Especially when job searching persons with disabilities are sometimes not allowed to apply or even enter the building.”“In the LRT (light rail transit), she [referring to her friend] requested for a wheelchair because she needed to walk far to transfer to MRT (metro rail transit) but they said there were no available wheelchairs.”
HCW1	“No proper means of verification of disability. Even for benign condition [ …]has been given persons with disabilities card”
HCW4	“Sometimes if there’s a medical certificate, the LGU does not verify anymore which can lead to it being abused. Another problem is it differs per LGU. I can issue you a med cert but it’s the final call of the health officer if you’re really qualified. But sometimes the health officers don’t evaluate the patients and just rely on the medical certificate given by the primary doctor.”
HCW5	“Actual persons with disabilities came to me asking me if I have contacts at city hall because they are persons with disabilities and they cannot get an ID. They don’t have time to get a card, they’re disabled and they will have to be transported to get a persons with disabilities card. There are not enough mechanisms for persons with disabilities to get benefits…That’s why it was abused during the pandemic, right? A driver went to a restaurant and took out food for 8 people, then suddenly produced 8 persons with disabilities IDs—all one family, siblings, and parents.”