Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is raring to get job done in her new role as a party-list congresswoman. Photo from Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) This, as the incoming P3PWD Party-list representative is planning to file not one, not two, but at least 10 priority...
(DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), together with the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), has organized a two-day online Disability Sensitivity Training to further improve its provision of services to persons with...
(PIXABAY) Various government agencies have issued a joint memorandum circular providing the guidelines for the online purchases on essential good and commodities of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). JMC No. 1, Series of 2022, was signed on May 6, by the Department of Social...
The Commission on Audit (COA) praised the programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) that address the needs and concerns of senior citizens and job-seeking persons with disabilities (PWDs). In a statement, DOLE revealed that the initiatives that were praised by COA were the programs...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo assured persons with disability (PWDs) that if she wins, her government will listen to them when crafting policies concerning the sector and that their consultations with not be mere “cover-ups”. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of Vice...
If he clinches a Senate seat this May, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will increase the number of persons with disabilities (PWDs) employed in the public sector and will enforce the livestreaming of all public bidding for government projects. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA...
Aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will push for the empowerment of persons with disabilities (PWDs) if elected in the position by providing them equal opportunity through legislation. Marcos Jr. revealed his plan as he said "they are an important partner in nation-building." "I...
Marikina City, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, launched a walk-in coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccination program exclusively for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). This is the city’s first walk-in vaccination program since the series of National COVID-19 Vaccination or Bayanihan,...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, Jan. 19, there should be a law that will provide the mechanism for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to participate in crafting policies that directly impact them. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo holds a virtual...
Senatorial aspirant and retired police general Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged on Sunday, Jan. 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to consider setting up separate voting rooms or voting areas for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and individuals with comorbidities for the May...
The Las Piñas City government conducted a dermatology medical mission for persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Dec.10. Vice-Mayor April Aguilar said the Beauty Beyond Borders headed by Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo gave free dermatology consultation and treatment to 200 PWDs on their skin problems....
The pandemic has exposed a lot of vulnerabilities in our society and widened the disparity between the “haves” and the “have-nots.” This kind of division was also felt more by a segment in our population—Persons with Disability (PWDs). Prior to the pandemic, PWDs already faced...
