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Section 11Sec./Art. 11
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Rights and Privileges of Persons with Rare Disease. The appropriate national government agency shall ensure that they are accorded the same rights and privileges as PWDs, to wit:
(a) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall provide assistance to persons with rare disease to ensure that their social welfare and benefits provided under Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, are granted; and
(b) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall adopt programs that promote the availability of opportunities for work and employment of able-persons with rare disease.
ARTICLE V
DESIGNATION OF RARE DISEASE, ORPHAN DRUG, AND ORPHAN PRODUCT STATUS
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