The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated that persons with disabilities (PWDs), including those with non-apparent or invisible disabilities, are fully entitled to the benefits and privileges provided by law. DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao issued the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin rolling out its unified identification (ID) system for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in selected pilot local government units (LGUs) starting in October, as part of efforts to curb the proliferation of fake PWD IDs. Developed in...
DAVAO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved an ordinance penalizing the degradation, vilification, or public ridicule of Persons with Disability (PWD), with guilty parties facing penalties. The ordinance, Comprehensive Persons with Disability Rights, Privileges, and Protection Ordinance...
A 56-year-old man was arrested for raping and drugging a 23-year-old person with disability (PWD) in Antipolo City, Rizal in December last year, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. The suspect was identified as Gobito, a resident of Barangay San Luis. He is tagged as a regional...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has added electric buses to its existing fleet to provide safer and more comfortable transportation for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The renewed focus on PWD safety comes amid public concern after a viral social media post on June 13...
CEBU CITY – The family of a 27-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) who was fatally shot by a policeman is crying for justice. Milagros Suico said Police Staff Sgt. Florante Hoyle, the alleged killer of her son, Leo Vergel Fin Suico, should rot in jail. “Manawagan kog hustisya sa akung anak,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has stepped in to provide immediate and comprehensive assistance to a person with disability (PWD) who was subjected to physical abuse inside a public utility bus. Following the incident, the Crisis Intervention Unit of the DSWD-Central Office...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday, June 13, denounced the physical abuse of a person with disability (PWD) aboard a public bus, describing the incident as “inhumane.” A video of the assault, which has circulated on social media, shows the victim visibly...
An alleged person with disability (PWD) was punched, kicked, choked, and temporarily incapacitated with a taser while inside a public utility bus (PUB) along the EDSA Busway in a now-viral video that prompted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to summon officials from...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has slammed as "morally reprehensible" a smear political campaign that used a video of a 57-year-old woman with a psychological disability in Pasig City. The video showed the woman allegedly criticizing Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto for his reported lack of...
Mayor Vico Sotto Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto slammed the use of persons with disabilities (PWDs) for politics and mudslinging following a now-viral video clip of a 57-year-old resident diagnosed with psychological disability allegedly being exploited for the sake of campaigning in the upcoming May...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is launching a nationwide crackdown on fake Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards to protect legitimate PWD privileges and prevent government revenue losses. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. expressed that the bureau maintains a...
