CARMONA CITY, Cavite – The local government unit (LGU) here was among the awardees at the 30th Apolinario Mabini Awards held in Malacañang on Tuesday, July 18. Apolinario Mabini Awards is given by the Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, Inc. to groups and individuals who...
The Pasig City Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO) announced on Saturday, May 27, that slots have been opened for the free physical (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) program for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Pasig City. The application is on a first come, first serve basis. Only...
In a bid to further empower marginalized communities, the Pasig City Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office (PDAO) is offering financial assistance to persons with disabilities (PWDs) who have existing micro or small businesses in the city. According to Pasig PDAO, only 200 slots have been opened...
BASISTA, Pangasinan – The cadaver of a male person with disability was found in Barangay Nalneran here. Victim was identified as Damaso de Vera, 61. Ronilo Callos Ylarde, 28, discovered the cadaver while harvesting corn near the Magsaysay Elementary School. The victim’s relatives said De Vera...
CARMONA, Cavite – The municipal government, through its Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO), inaugurated a coffee shop manned by deaf personnel and persons with Down syndrome on Friday, March 31. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and marker unveiling at DEAFinitely HAPPY Store were led by...
House members are pursuing the immediate approval of a bill that, if enacted, would grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy or "ayuda" from the government. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6743, was filed by Davao City 1st...
Senior citizens will get a 20 percent discount on the toll fees imposed by expressway and skyway operators if this measure from Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo gets enacted. Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo Rillo penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.5277, which seeks for senior...
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) will be granted a fixed 20 percent discount on toll road prices if this measure from the House of Representatives will get enacted. Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo has filed House Bill (HB) No. 5275, which grants...
A neophyte lawmaker from Quezon City wants to institutionalize a monthly allowance worth P2,000 for Filipino persons with disabilities (PWDs). (Unsplash, MANILA BULLETIN) Quezon City 5th district Rep. PM Vargas filed House Bill (HB) 5803 or the “Disability Support Allowance Bill”, even as he...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -- A Person with Disability was allegedly mauled to death on Campos St., Barangay Caritan Norte here on Monday, Nov. 14. Lt. Rose Taguiam, police information officer, identified the victim as Andres Macapia Jr., 55. Witnesses told police that the victim, a resident of...
A rookie solon is prodding the country's local government units (LGUs) to establish their very own Persons with Disability Affairs Offices (PDAOs) in accordance with Republic Act (RA) No.10070 or the amended Magna Carta for Disabled Persons. (Marianne Bos/ Unsplash) This, as Quezon City 5th...
Senator Sonny Angara has renewed his call for the lifetime validity of persons with disability (PWD) identification cards (ID), as he argued that checking people’s disability from time to time is not actually necessary. Angara’s appeal will be applied particularly to those with permanent...
